Articles and information about poultry diseases and disorders relating to major organs or the cardiovascular system.
Whilst we are all very familiar with Marek’s disease causing tumours in chicken flocks, Avian Leukosis is another tumour causing virus that can have equally devastating effects. Avian leukosis virus belongs to a family of viruses called retroviruses. Included in this family are bovine leukosis (affecting cattle), feline leukosis (affecting …
Acute heart failure is commonly called a Heart Attack. This is more common in large fowl that have been bred for size, especially cock birds but also in hybrid broilers that put on weight quickly. For example, you keep large fowl Orpingtons and let your birds out in the morning, …
