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Poultry Diseases

Medical Definition: Diseases of birds which are raised as a source of meat or eggs for human consumption and are usually found in barnyards, hatcheries, etc. The concept is differentiated from BIRD DISEASES which is for diseases of birds not considered poultry and usually found in zoos, parks, and the wild.
Guide Notes: coord IM with specific poultry (IM); for abnormalities or injuries, index under POULTRY /abnorm or POULTRY /inj; don't forget also POULTRY (NIM) if no specific fowl is indexed; also check tag ANIMALS; differentiate from BIRD DISEASES on basis of definitio
Poultry Diseases Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Poult Enteritis Mortality Syndrome - An acute, transmissible, infectious disease associated with high MORTALITY and MORBIDITY in young turkeys (poults). It is characterized by DIARRHEA, ANOREXIA, growth depression, and immune dysfunction. The cause is unknown but astroviruses (ASTROVIRUS) and coronaviruses (CORNONAVIRUS, TURKEY) have been isolated from diseased poults and are thought to cause the enteritis and increased susceptiblity to bacterial infections.

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