Step by step mitigation of gumboro disease.

Gumboro disease, also called infectious bursal disease (IBD), is a viral disease caused by infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV), which primarily targets the immune system of chickens. This disease is widely prevalent among turkeys and ducks who have not been induced with immunosuppression. Gumboro disease is a highly contagious disease occurring in chickens older than 3 weeks of age. The disease is associated with various symptoms such as staining of feathers around the vent with feces and several urates, ruffled feathers, anorexia dehydration in the pectoral, thigh, and abdominal muscles, as well as impaired kidneys by chronic urate diathesis. Subclinical infection results in deficiency in immunological response to infectious Bronchitis, Newcastle disease, Marek’s disease, as well as increase susceptibility to gangrenous dermatitis and Inclusion Body Hepatitis.

It’s one of the deadliest diseases that affect birds btn 2 to 6 weeks Tho birds of up to 8 weeks can b affected.

Key signs

1. Death of very many birds of age btn 2 to 8 weeks with in a short tym.
   Causes immunosupression giving chances of other diseases to infect the birds, so higher Chances of mixed infections.

Post Mortem findings

1. Haemorrhages of the thigh and chest muscles.
   Inflammation of the bursa of fabricius.

Step by step handling
1. The vet first treats the farm owner emotionally, to calm him down in the struggle to save the birds
2. Seperate all weak and sick birds
3. Rebrood birds, return pots to the house and provide heat, since gumboro kills more in cold.
4. Mist the poultry house with virocid disinfectant to kill new virus and avoid infecting healthy birds. This is done at least twice a day
5. Mix hepatochem + APSA AMINOVIT + Glucovitam and give the birds, always half fill the drinkers to enable birds drink so first, and replace.
6. Give small fresh feeds but oftenly, to enable birds eat t faster.

Cautions
1.Never and never introduce an antibiotic in this struggle it will b burdening the liver the more and more deaths will happen.
2.Dont inject birds in this struggle.