mycoplasma

[ole red]

that bad disease. not sure how to say or spell it.

took some of my chickens to the AR. Livestock & Poutry commission
diagnostic center
this morning, 4 of 6 had it, going to euthanize my whole flock, around 200 birds.

anybody else had to deal w/this dreaded disease, or know anything about it?

 

[citrusdreams]

Histoplasmosis? Listeriosis? Aspergillosis? It depends on what it is.

 

[purpletree23]

Who told you what disease your chickens have. I've looked everywhere and I can't find a disease that starts with a 'P'. Did anyone give you a report on the chickens or any other information? Now I'm curious.

 

[ole red]

just looked on a chicken disease site,

sorry, it's mycoplasma

 

[Southernbelle]

Call them back tomorrow and ask them more about it - make them spell it out if you have to. I'd want to know as much as possible about this before I submitted to mandatory culling! I thought the only ones that required eradication were: Salmonella, Pullorum and Avian Flu.

Maybe the State's Dept of Ag website would have a listing of all diseases that require culling and you might recognize what they said.

I hope you get answers! I'm so sorry! I voluntarily culled my whole flock once and it was so hard.

I'm so sorry about your chickens!

 

[deerman]

chlamydiosis, spirochetosis, both need report to the federal goverment.

Both you would have to destroy the whole flock.

 

[Southernbelle]

Quote:
Mycoplasmas are not zoonotic, so don't usually require mandatory eradication. However, it is spread chicken-to-chicken and hen-to-egg so I was given the option to keep a closed flock - no selling birds or hatching eggs. I chose to voluntarily cull my flock, but was not ordered to by the state.

 

[ole red]

it's not a mandatory depopulation, it's voluntary depopulation.

because according to them that is the only way to completelt get rid of disease.

oh i'm going to really hate it, but i don't want that on my place and if that is the only way, guess it just has to be.

 

[purpletree23]

My books say it can be treated with Tylan. Why are you going to cull your entire flock? Please don't misunderstand me I'm not saying not to I'm just curious.

 

[ole red]

that's what they said southernbelle, complete quaranteen to keep em.

no thanks.