Necropsy Report- Is it contagious?

[Granny Hatchet]

i remember, it was about 6 months ago !! i still have them and havent learned this thing yet ! hahahha my first computer and cell phone ever. think my kid got embarrassed i was computer illiterate.wish she could of stuck around long enough to show me how to use it.

 

[1muttsfan]

I used to love randomly paging through encyclopedias - Google is fun but just not the same thing. I do find myself wandering through Youtube sometimes though, is is amazing what people will put on public display!

 

[Granny Hatchet]

sure ! its how you learn things you didnt know you wanted to learn.

 

[Aplatn]

I’m interested to know what sings/symptoms to look for for a Gallibacterium or Mycobacterium infection.

I had the same thing happen or our 3-month old pullet. We took her remains to the Georgia Poultry Lab for necropsy (they were AWESOME!!). Final diagnosis included Mycoplamsa and Gallibacterium. Sent the path report to my vet to find out if anything was contagious. Their response was,
“Both Gallibacterium and Mycoplasma are contagious bacteria species. Rather than treating everyone in your flock, I would use this information in the future if anyone develops clinical signs, specifically respiratory signs, we would treat for these pathogens. Wild birds can be reservoirs of both bacteria, so even if we treated everyone now, it would still be possible for them to be exposed again in the future.”

There is very little in GoogleLand about how Gallibacteria symptoms present in chickens that are still alive (most info was on diagnosis after death). Best I could find was, “The reported signs were respiratory symptoms (cold, dyspnea), diarrhoea, anorexia, emaciation of the affected birds and mortality.”
(Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5799919/)

I know this post is very old, but adding to it since there is so little info out there.

 

[Myrshine]

Chronic Respiratory Disease (CRD), or most commonly known as Mycoplasma Gallisepticum (MG). MG is a bacterial infection of poultry, affecting all different species of birds. This disease is most commonly given from infected parents to the offspring, as the MG bacteria can be transmitted vertically into the eggs of developing embryos, making any chicks that hatch, always infected and sick with the bacteria. So please please PLEASE don’t breed from your sickly infected flock. MG is a chronic disease- meaning, that you can treat or have the symptoms go away, but whenever the bird gets stressed again, the symptoms will keep coming back or get worse. All “recovered” like birds, remain lifetime long carriers of the MG bacteria, spreading and shedding it through their feces, feathers, dander, respiratory secretions and other bodily fluids. This is a lifetime disease of poultry and is incurable. Since MG is a bacteria, antibiotics can help keep symptoms at bay until the symptoms resurface. Keep in mind that over-use and/or misuse of antibiotics also creates antibiotic-resistant bacteria, making the disease harder to treat than before.

Here's more information about MG:

https://extension.umd.edu/sites/ext... Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) Infecti....pdf

https://www.freedomrangerhatchery.com/blog/protecting-your-flock-what-you-need-to-know-about-mg-ms/

https://afarmgirlinthemaking.com/respiratory-conditions-poultry-mycoplasma-in-chickens/


I hope this helps!