MAREKS DISEASE (MD)

.. or Fowl Paralysis


 

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Type: Virus Infection

Prevention:Vaccinate chickens on day one with virus vaccine.

Treatment:  None. It is a cancer of the nervous system. 

General Signs:Symptoms are paralysis of the wings and legs with one leg stretched forward and the other backwards.  Chickens lose weight till they die.   

 

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