Describe Gumboro viral disease.

      

Describe Gumboro viral disease.

  

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Kavungya
It is also referred to as poultry AIDS.
Animals attacked: Poultry.
Cause: A virus known as Birma virus.

Symptoms
The glands above the vent (bursa) become swollen.
Drop in egg production.
Birds develop respiratory distress.
Loss of appetite.
Low water intake by birds.
Loss of immunity making the birds more susceptible to opportunistic diseases.

Control
Vaccination.
Administering vitamins and especially B12.
Kavungya answered the question on April 26, 2019 at 09:46


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