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[chickadoodles]

Quote: No they mailed me the results.

 

[Peep_Show]

Ron I don't know if you recall when I lost my Bronze tom that I found dead and sent to the lab to be tested. But I got the lab results back today. I do not understand them.
Would you help me if I scan them and asked you to read them and explain them for me? Please?

We'd all like to see it!

Yeah, the lab techs do apply geek-speak, sometimes forgetting it's non-medical folk asking for help. Sometimes after asking for an explanation I'll say, "Wow. Okay. Now explain it like I'm in 3rd grade."

 

[chickadoodles]

I had to save them as a PDF file to view them and not I don't know how to upload them or I would. If someone can tell me how I would.

 

[chickadoodles]

 

[chickadoodles]

Peep you are so right. It has been months since I sent him in to be tested I thought they forgot about him and me. And I sure can't read and understand this.

 

[ronott1]

Peep you are so right. It has been months since I sent him in to be tested I thought they forgot about him and me. And I sure can't read and understand this.

It says that the turkey had round worms, coccidiosis and two types of bacteria in it's throat.

Blackhead is not mentioned and I do not see a cause of death.

I would treat them for worms, give them a monthly two day dose of corid and get some litter life from southland organics and start treating the pens and etc. with it.

No black head is good!

I would call the lab and ask if the bacteria in the throat killed the turkey.

 

[chickadoodles]

Some how I missed a page and saved one twice. So here it is

 

[chickadoodles]

Quote: I don't have any of those turkey any more. I will contact the lady that bought the poults from the two orgional turkey. I was worried as to what he died from is why I sent him to be tested.
I will worm and treat my chickens. I did tell the people that bought my turkey that they had not been wormed and to worm them. So hopefully they will.

My DH thought that something may have hit the tom that flew out of the lawn mower. We found him in the coop and I did not see anything that may have caused his death. He was fine the day before. I am glad it was not black head also! So we will treat our chickens for cocci and worms.
I don't know if the lab knows the cause of death as the tom was sent to Auburn and they sent the lab samples for testing apparently. Because they did not even know it was a tom.

 

[Peep_Show]

Really interesting.... No evidence of disease and mild parasites. An enlarged liver hints that some sort of taxing event in the body was taking place, possibly an antibody load fighting the throat infection. But it seems odd that the turkey would die of a sore throat...unless it choked to death.

This might be one to chalk up to SPD (spontaneous poultry death).

Let us know if you get any more clarification.

 

[Peep_Show]

The above was typed while you were posting, I guess.