How and how to treat diseases in goslings
Farmers who want to breed and keep winged animals should know what diseases can occur and how to treat goslings. Basically, goslings' diseases arise from inadequate care. Many farmers do not maintain cleanliness or temperature in the house.
Diseases of goslings
At birth, birds do not have established immunity, and therefore goslings can be exposed to many viruses and infections. It is also important to feed the goslings with proper and high-quality food; their condition and resistance to diseases directly depend on this.
Diseases of young goslings can be of two types: infectious (which are transmitted from one bird to another) and non-infectious (resulting from poor care and nutrition).
Prevention of any disease - timely care and care of the livestock. It is very important to show the birds to the veterinarian even when nothing is bothering them. So it will be possible to prevent the onset of the disease in time and deliver the recommended vaccinations.
Diseases of goslings
The most common ailments include:
- coccidiosis;
- pasteurellosis;
- enteritis;
- baldness;
- rickets;
- colds;
- cloacite;
- goose gait or splits.
Let's consider each of them in more detail.
Coccidiosis
Coccidiosis among geese is quite common and is one of the most common diseases. It is caused by various parasitic organisms. The causative agents of coccidiosis are classified as the simplest microorganisms.
First of all, coccidiosis affects the intestines and kidneys of goslings. Basically, the disease is typical for young animals under the age of 3 months. Birds can be lagging behind in development, be weak.
Symptoms in goslings are characteristic. Usually, with the manifestation of coccidiosis, there is no appetite, sometimes anemia appears. With this disease, birds can shiver, even if the outside air temperature is above zero.
To determine exactly what disease is in small goslings, you should pay attention to the color of their feces. With coccidiosis, there is an unnatural shade of feces, diarrhea, and there may also be mucus or even blood in the discharge. In this case, when diagnosed, coccidiosis is detected in almost 100% of cases.
If some of the goslings get sick, they need to be transferred to a separate pen. The fact is that if a bird is infected, bacteria that can infect healthy birds come out with its feces.
Also, a gosling can be diagnosed with such a disease if the order is not observed in the poultry house and there is unsanitary conditions everywhere. The disease can also be observed when feeding poor-quality or spoiled food. Contamination can be caused by dirty water, work equipment and clothing.
When working with a sick individual, precautions should be taken and all objects and premises should be disinfected. If the geese are already sick with coccidiosis, then the room should be disinfected several times a day.
Pasteurellosis
Pasteurellosis is a dangerous viral disease.Symptoms in goslings with this disease are different, it all depends on the stage of the disease and the susceptibility of the bird. Basically, goslings show symptoms of pasteurellosis in the first time after infection. There may be diarrhea, nasal discharge, weakness and lack of appetite. Due to the fact that the young do not eat, they lose weight, their general condition is weak.
The causes of pasteurellosis are not fully known. The infection can also get through infected individuals and equipment. If this happened in young or even diurnal goslings, individuals may fall on their backs from exhaustion. Treatment should be carried out as soon as the first signs of the disease are found.
In the acute stage of pasteurellosis, treatment with folk remedies or antibiotics may not give the desired result.
Infectious diseases, including salmonellosis or coccidiosis, should be treated with antibiotics, which should be prescribed by a veterinarian. It is unacceptable to self-medicate at home, as this is a serious disease, and the infection must be eliminated from the body.
In complex therapy, it is necessary to improve the diet and add more vitamin and active supplements to it to maintain immunity and vitality.
In case of parasite infestation, the veterinarian prescribes anthelmintic drugs. If the birds are sick, treatment is most often prescribed with antibiotics such as tetracycline, biomycin, penicillin, furazolidone. They suppress the growth of pathogenic microorganisms (those that cause colibacillosis, mycoplasmosis, enteritis, salmonellosis) and restore the normal functioning of the body.
Baytril is considered the least dangerous of all antibiotics, which is very important for young animals. The medicine is produced in the form of a solution, it must be administered orally. Baytril is well absorbed by the gastrointestinal tract. The course of treatment lasts on average about 3-5 days. Baytril should not be used concomitantly with other antibiotics. It is not worthwhile to independently treat the livestock with such a drug; it is recommended to invite a veterinarian for examination and further instructions.
Enteritis
Viral enteritis is mainly characteristic of newborn or monthly goslings. The chick can catch enteritis due to improper keeping conditions, if the room is dirty, the water is contaminated with bacteria.
An infectious disease can also appear as a result of feeding poor-quality feed. The young have not yet fully formed the digestive system, and therefore monthly chicks are vulnerable. In unsanitary conditions, adult goslings also fall ill.
The first symptoms of disease in geese are similar to those of poisoning. Diarrhea, weakness, lack of appetite, and lethargy may occur.
Treatment of viral enteritis and examination of goslings should be carried out as soon as the first symptoms appear, even if only one symptom appears. To be sure that this is enteritis, the birds should be shown to the veterinarian for the correct diagnosis. The veterinarian can take a test and pinpoint the cause of the condition. If enteritis is confirmed, treatment can be done at home.
Basically, to get rid of enteritis, it is enough that the goslings are given a slightly pinkish solution of potassium permanganate with water.
Why do adorable goslings get enteritis? Mainly due to the negligence of the farmers. You need to know what poultry farming is and how to handle daily goslings, how to feed and maintain. In the first days of life at home, it is necessary to create a clean and warm room for the adaptation of young animals.
Baldness or slickness
In the first weeks after birth, birds are very vulnerable, and many farmers say that sometimes chicks lose fluff during this period. In a newborn, almost blind chick, the legs may part, and the entire back and other parts of the body may be left without fluff.Sometimes the fluff falls out so that even in the area of the head, eyes and neck there is not a lot of it, in some places bald spots are visible.
The causes of baldness can be different. Most of the fluff falls out due to a poor diet and vitamin deficiency. The diet of goslings should be studied, perhaps their food lacks calcium. It is also required to observe the individuals: some are so aggressive that they can pull out and pinch the fluff from each other. Sometimes puffiness is the result of being kept in a cramped and stuffy room, where individuals become foolish and begin to pinch themselves and their fellows.
How to treat all goslings at home? First you need to identify aggressive behavior or dumping fluff. With the correct diagnosis, you can easily cope with the disease. If the reasons are in a poor diet, you can give the youngsters eggshells or special supplements to restore the balance of all trace elements in the body.
Sometimes the cause of fluff loss is worms. To identify worms, you should invite a veterinarian to have a specialist take tests and determine the presence of parasites. If the worms are confirmed, it is necessary to carry out anthelmintic treatment and rehabilitation therapy with a balanced diet with vitamin supplements.
Prevention of such diseases should be carried out regularly. If the birds are healthy, but the fluff continues to fall out or its relatives pluck it, you need to let the goslings go for a walk more often and give more fresh greens in the summer. If you do not take action, baldness can go all over the body, and the goslings will be completely fluff-free.
Rickets
Goose disease rickets occurs mainly where birds move little, hardly walk, and they have a deficiency of vitamin D. Symptoms of a disease in goslings such as rickets are as follows: lack of appetite, weight loss, lethargy, fragile bones and a soft beak. All these symptoms indicate a deficiency of vitamins in the body. It so happens that individuals are so weak that they are not even able to stand up and move.
In the first days of life, it is very important to provide pets with proper care. Prevention of such a disease is reduced to normalizing the regimen of walking, rest and nutrition, as well as to include foods with fish oil in the diet, yeast and vitamin D supplements can be given.
When it is sunny days outside, it is imperative to let the birds go for a walk so that they can receive the necessary amount of sunlight. Ventilation should also be installed in the house to keep fresh air in the house.
Colds
If there are constant drafts in the room, the birds will often catch cold. Goslings may have snot, bronchitis symptoms, and coughing. It so happens that farmers do not monitor the temperature in the poultry house. If the gosling is frozen, the cause of the disease lies precisely in this.
If the goslings have something like a cough, it is imperative to pass tests, only in this case the veterinarian will prescribe a suitable treatment. Treating all birds indiscriminately by any means may not be effective.
As a preventive measure, it is necessary to install a thermometer in the room and monitor the temperature. Newborn goslings should be kept on a warm bedding, clean drinking water provided and changed as needed. It is also important to make sure that there are no drafts in the house, otherwise all livestock may catch a cold. To make the immunity of birds resistant to various viruses and weather changes, you can feed them with complex feedings and vitamins. With a deficiency of various vitamins, the goslings not only suffer from a weakened immune system, a deficiency of vitamin B can cause paralysis.
Cloacite in birds
Cloacite, or inflammation of the mucous membrane of the cloaca, can occur with a deficiency of vitamins A, E and D, as well as mineral feed. This disease of small geese is sometimes compared to hemorrhoids, it is also typical for ducklings. As a treatment, it is necessary to adjust the diet: add more green fresh feed and carrots to it.On the street, you can build a feeder with a shell and give bone meal.
Treatment with water procedures and water walking helps well. If the inflammation is running, then pus may appear at the site of the cloaca. In this case, the cloaca is cleaned of secretions and lubricated with 5-10% iodine solution. After treatment with iodine, zinc ointment should be applied to the mucous membrane of the cloaca. Veterinarians recommend penicillin and streptomycin. They are formulated on the basis of antibiotics and effectively deal with inflammation of the cloaca. Sometimes they use fat.
Goose gait or splits
Splitters, or swinging paws, can occur in newborn goslings. This happens because birds cannot always keep their legs in the right direction. Most often, young animals' legs move to the sides, creating the illusion of a shapagat, hence the name of the twine. This disease can be seen already in diurnal birds.
Basically, splits occur due to the fact that the floor in the poultry house is not suitable and the birds' legs simply go apart.
In order for the goslings to learn to stand and walk, it is necessary to have the correct flooring. If the surface is slippery, be sure to sprinkle it with sawdust. It is necessary to take care of the quality of the floor and its coverage even before the birth of goslings. Also, many farmers do not pay enough attention to those individuals that are kept after birth in an incubator. There, the walls and floor are made of smooth material or covered with a film that makes it impossible to walk and develop normally. Growing in an incubator with a slippery floor, even for several days, provokes the appearance of twines even in healthy diurnal goslings.
Twine also appears due to lack of feed. The fact is that if you keep adults and small individuals together, the young sometimes simply do not get food, and the growing body must constantly receive a balanced diet. Splits can be obtained even due to the fact that adults peck at cubs, as a result of which deformation of the body occurs.
It is imperative to monitor the behavior and maintenance of individuals and carry out timely monitoring of their health.