Across
- 2. histomonas meleagridis, disease affects turkeys when housed with chickens; fatal to turkeys. extensive necrosis of liver and cecum = pathognomonic on necropsy
- 4. recent anorexia and dyspnea, fluffed feathers, coelomic distension
- 8. disease caused by adenovirus. cs- neuro and cutaneous signs, visceral tumors. thickened nerves, paralysis of leg/wing/neck, grey iris or irregular pupils, raised skin around feather follicles, gray foci of neoplastic tissue major organs; necropsy - enlarged vagus and sciatic nerves. no tx - prevent give in-ovo vx
- 9. bordetella avium, high morbidity low mortality - acute resp dz, nasal discharge, foamy eyes, cough. dx with MacConkey agar
- 11. infectious ___ coronavirus with high morbidity causing respiratory signs - cough/sneeze and facial swelling. dx by virus isolation after serial passage of chick embryos
- 14. zoonotic (conjunctivitis) disease caused by paramyxovirus; cs- green diarrhea, resp signs (cough/gasp/sneeze, dragging legs, circling, paralysis. hemagglutinating virus
- 15. aka fowl plague, contact regulatory authorities if you suspect, can mutate and be zoonotic. cs - dec egg, greenish diarrhea, cyanosis, edema head/comb/wattle
- 19. coccidiosis that causes severe diarrhea, decreased production, death. tx with amprolium
- 20. in chickens, caused by chlamydophila psittaci; reportable and zoonotic disease. CS - respiratory (inc Resp Ef)and liver disease, lime-green urates, very high WBC
- 23. picornavirus in 1-2week old birds that causes neuro signs - ataxia, imbalance, head and wing tremors. Necropsy - neuronal axon-type degeneration (ghost cells) in brainstem, prevented by vx breeding animal to prevent vertical transmission
- 25. infectious ___ aka bumboro disease, birnavirus that causes watery diarrhea, incoordination, prostration, vent pecking, poor doers. necropsy - isolated from bursa of fabricius. no tx; prevent by vx breeders and progeny
- 26. mite on legs and unfeathered parts causing irritation that can lead to feather picking and thickened skin on legs (knemidocoptes mutanns)
- 27. caused by pasteurella multocida. CS- fever, oral mucoid discharge, white-ish diarrhea, petechia/ecchymosis, inc pericardial/peritoneal fluid, acute death. zoonotic; tx with sulfas
- 28. syndrome results in stunted growth, “pale bird syndrome” in 1-3 week old chickens. CS - poor growth, feathers poor/broken/abn, small gizzard, atrophied pancreas, pale feet/skin, orange feces. CULL affected
Down
- 1. pox virus spread by contact or mosquitos. comes in a dry and wet form. dx - intracytoplasmic inclusions in lesions, no tx
- 3. caused by mycobacterium avium, seen in backyard flocks. Cytology - acid fast bacteria. necropsy - granulomatous nodules in liver, spleen, BM, intestines
- 5. adenovirus in bird 6-12 weeks old causing depression, bloody diarrhea, sudden death. vaccinate 4-5 week old turkeys
- 6. swollen edematous pectoral muscles in turkey caused by vigorously exercised muscle that when handled leads to swelling, ischemia, and necrosis
- 7. mild disease in chickens, severe in turkeys; turkeys get nasal discharge, swelling of para nasal sinus, dec wt and eggs, severe sinusitis and air sacculitis
- 10. renal damage that causes urate crystals to accumulate in affected organs - liver, myocardium, spleen, etc
- 12. mite that spends the entire life ON THE HOST; apply pesticides to BIRDS. affect feathered regions around vent
- 13. in turkeys, caused by chlamydia psittaci; cs- nasal and ocular discharge, wt loss, inappetance, death. on necropsy intracytoplasmic inclusions
- 16. common in raptors, penguins, waterfowl but not psittacines except with stress, immunosuppression. causes white plaques on air sacs and caseous plugs in distal trachea. treat w/amphotericin B
- 17. aka thrush that my develop after tx with abx, cs- white lesions in the mouth, crop, esophagus. tx with CuSO4 in water, nystatin in feed
- 18. G+ slender rods, that causes sudden death after exhibiting ataxia and weakness. necropsy - darkening of skin, enlarged and friable liver/spleen. tx Na penicillin
- 21. infectious ___ herpesvirus that causes dyspnea with extension of neck during inspiration, coughing up mucous and blood. dx with intranucelar inclusion bodies in tracheal epithelium. vx to prevent
- 22. nocturnal feeding mite; severe infestations = anemia and dec repro potential, control by tx ENV with insecticidal, majority of population is off the host
- 24. infectious ___ aka bordetellosis, respiratory disease caused by haemophilus paragallinarum (G-), older chickens more susceptible. CS - nasal discharge, swelling of face (esp under eye). ddx from fowl cholera. tx - abx