Question: Which of the following is a poultry disease
Options:
Typhoid
Ranikhet
Bird flu
Both 2 & 3
-Poultry is the class of domesticated fowl (birds) used for food or for their eggs.
-They typically include chicken and ducks, and sometimes turkey and geese.
-The word poultry is often used to refer to the meat of only these birds, but in a more general sense, it may refer to the meat of other birds too.
-As in dairy farming, selection of disease-free and suitable breeds, proper and safe farm conditions, proper feed and water, and hygiene and health care are important components of poultry farm management.
🔑Key Points:
Ranikhet and Bird flu are poultry diseases.
Bird flu –
-Bird flu is an infection caused by avian influenza viruses.
-This virus is also known by the name H5N1.
-‘Bird flu virus’ created a scare in the country and drastically affected egg and chicken consumption.
Ranikhet disease –
-Ranikhet disease is caused by a paramyxovirus of the genus Rubulavirus.
-It is a highly infectious and fatal disease seen in fowls.
-It is also known as Newcastle disease.
🔴Additional Information:
-Salmonella typhi is a pathogenic bacterium that causes typhoid fever in human beings.
-These pathogens generally enter the small intestine through food and water contaminated with them and migrate to other organs through blood.
-Sustained high fever (39° to 40°C), weakness, stomach pain, constipation, headache, and loss of appetite are some of the common symptoms of this disease.
-Intestinal perforation and death may occur in severe cases.
-Typhoid fever could be confirmed by the Widal test.