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Describe New Castle viral disease.

Describe New Castle viral disease.

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Kavungya
Animals attacked: Poultry. Cause: Virus.

Symptoms
Difficulties in breathing.
Beaks remain wide open and necks are strained.
Birds become dull.
The birds stand with eyes closed all the time.
Anorexia/loss of appetite.
Nasal discharges which force the birds to shake their heads to clear it.
Birds walk with a staggering motion.
Paralysis of wings and legs may occur.
Birds have their beaks and wings down.
Birds produce watery greenish diarrhoea. Birds lay soft shelled eggs.

Control
Killing all birds and burning them followed by cleaning and disinfecting the houses before bringing in new stock.
Vaccination should be done during the first 6 weeks and then 2-3 months later. Quarantine.
Kavungya answered the question on April 26, 2019 at 09:39

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