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What medicine is suitable for fighting chickens if they have snoring and in their respiratory tract there are white warts?
Answer :
Snoring in chickens is a symptom of a disease that attacks the respiratory system. Some diseases that can cause snoring symptoms are Chronic Respiratory Disease, Coryza, Infectious Bronchitis, Infectious Laryngotracheitis and Aspergillosis. In addition to snoring, there are other possibilities that can indicate a disease in the respiratory tract, namely white spots or warts. The presence of these warts can cause difficulty breathing chicken. Here are some diseases that can cause white warts in the respiratory tract of chickens :
- Wet poxWet Pox)
Pox or smallpox is a disease caused by a virus fowl pox. There are two forms of smallpox in chickens, namely dry smallpox and wet smallpox. Dry smallpox can be found as a black scab on the surface of the chicken's body that is not covered with feathers. In the wet form chickenpox will be found white and yellowish bumps on the oral mucosa, larynx (larynx), throat, and esophagus that make it difficult for chickens to breathe and decreased appetite.
Handling chicken pox caused by a virus, until now has not found a cure. However, what can be done to reduce the spread of the disease by first separating or isolating chickens whose condition is severe enough. Treatment that can be done is to give antibiotics to prevent secondary infections such as Neo Meditril (3 drops/kg body weight) for 3-5 days or Tinolin Injection (0.2 ml / kg body weight) for 3 consecutive days. Vitamin administration can also be done such as Solvit (1 ml / 2 L of drinking water) for 2-3 days or Super Stamina (1 capsule / tail) every 2 days.
- Mycotoxicosis
Mycotoxicosis is a disease caused by toxins or toxins from fungi. The type of toxin that can cause bungkul in the oral cavity is T2 toxin. The humps can be found inside the edges of the beak, the walls of the lower oral cavity and the esophagus. Treatment that can be given is with high doses of vitamins to reduce the effects of symptoms that appear. Fortevit (1 gram/10 L of water) can be given to increase the endurance of chickens or with multivitamins Solvit.
Administration of toxin in the feed can also be done to bind mycotoxins that are in the digestive tract. Usage toxin indeed, it becomes one of the effective methods to avoid the negative effects of mycotoxins on chickens. Working principle of toxin is that it binds mycotoxins in the digestive tract strongly, then excretes them along with feces. Examples toxin which are widely used in the field because of their easy application and effective binding to mycotoxins are Freetox.
- Candidiasis
Candidiasis is a disease caused by fungi Candida albicans. This fungus is common in contaminated feed. The most commonly seen symptom is the appearance of white plaque on the oral mucosa. Treatment that can be done is by administering Nystatin or with copper sulfate for 7-10 days in a row. Selection of contaminated feed also needs to be done and then avoid giving contaminated feed to chickens. Vitamins can also be administered such as Solvit to improve the immune system of chickens.
In addition to treatment, it is also necessary to sanitize and disinfect the cage to suppress the seeds of the disease in the environment. Clean the cage and spray disinfectant (Antisep/Neo Antisep) with routine.
