My chicken had avian mycobacteriosis/tuberculosis! What should we do?

[cheepcheepnash]

Our necropsy came back that our chicken had avian mycobacteriosis. I'm going to call the lab, but does anyone have experience with this? Do we need to cull our flock? Could I have TB from them?

 

[Kiki]

Read ALL of this:

https://www.merckvetmanual.com/poultry/tuberculosis-in-poultry/tuberculosis-in-poultry

 

[Sylver Queen]

Read ALL of this:

https://www.merckvetmanual.com/poultry/tuberculosis-in-poultry/tuberculosis-in-poultry

I had a bird test positive for M. avium subspecies hominissuis last July, and now that I have a couple more birds with respiratory symptoms I'm just now researching it and connecting that this is really bad. I've already read the Merck manual page but since I have a closed home flock of 50 birds, I'd sure appreciate anyone's input for management over culling them all as they are pets. I'll keep looking around for other threads!

 

[Kiki]

I had a bird test positive for M. avium subspecies hominissuis last July, and now that I have a couple more birds with respiratory symptoms I'm just now researching it and connecting that this is really bad. I've already read the Merck manual page but since I have a closed home flock of 50 birds, I'd sure appreciate anyone's input for management over culling them all as they are pets. I'll keep looking around for other threads!

Did you see this on the link above?

 

[cheepcheepnash]

I had a bird test positive for M. avium subspecies hominissuis last July, and now that I have a couple more birds with respiratory symptoms I'm just now researching it and connecting that this is really bad. I've already read the Merck manual page but since I have a closed home flock of 50 birds, I'd sure appreciate anyone's input for management over culling them all as they are pets. I'll keep looking around for other threads!

Hi Sylver Queen! I’m so sorry you’re facing this. I’m afraid I don’t have much information about managing this disease. We put down our two remaining hens and it was so upsetting. I wonder if your state extension office would have any information or perhaps a local farm vet? We found it hard to find information.

 

[Sylver Queen]

Did you see this on the link above?
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I did indeed, read it all, thanks.

 

[Sylver Queen]

Hi Sylver Queen! I’m so sorry you’re facing this. I’m afraid I don’t have much information about managing this disease. We put down our two remaining hens and it was so upsetting. I wonder if your state extension office would have any information or perhaps a local farm vet? We found it hard to find information.

The state is where I got my hen tested and they didn't reach out at all, just emailed me the report. I can definitely ask them though, good idea. Thanks for your kind words and I'm sorry for your losses.