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Coccidiosis is a disease most chicken keepers have experienced at least once, but it is a scary problem for those new to chickens. Luckily, you can do many things to help your chickens recover!
What is coccidiosis?
Seven strains of coccidiosis affect chickens and only a few cause bloody...
Introduction:
Avian colibacillosis is an infectious disease caused partly or completely by a group of pathogenic E. Coli bacteria, known collectively as Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli, or APEC. It manifests as many different diseases, including:
Acute fatal septicaemia
Airsacculitis
Egg...
Introduction
Avian tuberculosis is usually caused by infection with the bacterium Mycobacterium Avium. Less commonly, infection can be caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis or Mycobacterium Bovis.
There are 4 sub-species of M. Avium.
It is much more common in smaller 'backyard' flocks than in...