Question

A nutritional disease of poultry birds is:
A) Ranikhet
B) Rickets
C) Fowl cholera
D) Rinderpest

Answer 1

Hint: This disease affects the growing bones which are usually seen in young, growing chicks which have a deficiency, imbalance or an inability to utilize calcium, phosphorus, or vitamin D3. It increases the likelihood of bone fracture and leg deformities and results in softening of bones.

Complete answer:
The disease which is caused by the deficiency of nutrients is called deficiency disease. These diseases cannot be transmitted from one individual to another. Let us discuss the various diseases given in the question.

Rickets is a nutritional deficiency that can affect an entire flock but it cannot be transmitted from one chicken to another. Normally we can identify it as disease of growing bones that is usually seen in young, growing chicks which have deficiency, imbalance or an inability to utilize calcium, phosphorus, or vitamin D3 and inadequate amounts of vitamin D3, usually occur when chickens are confined indoors without exposure to sunlight. It increases the likelihood of bone fracture and leg deformities and results in softening of bones.

Ranikhet: Ranikhet is also known as new cattle disease. It is a disease which is caused by the paramyxovirus in the fowl. This affects the nervous and respiratory system in birds. This virus has zoonotic effect and can causes human deaths.

Fowl Cholera- It is a bacterial disease which can cause widespread mortality in birds. Its a contagious disease caused by Pasteurella multocida. Poulvac Cholera PM-1 is indicated for the prevention of disease due to P. multocida Type 1 infection i.e, fowl cholera in chickens.

Rinderpest- It is a viral disease caused by paramyxovirus to the ruminants like cattle. It leads to fever, dysentery. TCRV was one of the finest vaccines that is protected against all clades of rinderpest virus.

Therefore the correct answer is option ‘B’.

Note: We can feed them nutritionally balanced feed with adequate calcium, phosphorus and vitamin D3 so as to prevent nutrient deficiency disease.

Treatment: treatment can be done if feed is changed or modified, supplementing the diet with free-choice limestone or oyster shell and if we provide around three times the normal vitamin D3 requirement for two weeks. Vitamin D3 is water soluble and available for ease and efficiency to apply. We can always bring the chickens out of the enclosed areas and expose them to sunlight.