News - Top Diagnoses for 2007 season

The general situation in the 2007 rearing season was not dramatically different than that of 2006, although coccidiosis as the principal cause of a disease syndrome climbed up the chart for pheasants. This is disappointing, as we had thought that we were achieving better control. It does pay to monitor oocyst output during rear. Rotavirus is now more frequently being seen in Partridges and must be regarded as an indication of lapsed bio-security.

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2007
Pheasants Spironucleus (Hexamita) Bacterial Enteritis Coccidiosis Intestinal worms E. coli infection Rotavirus (suspected) Rotavirus (confirmed) Trichomonas Gapes worms Management Mycoplasma TOTAL	211 89 65 41 32 31 24 21 21 11 11 11 421	cases 42% 31% 19% 15% 15% 11% 10% 10% 5% 5% 5% diagnoses		Partridges Coccidiosis Spironucleus (Hexamita) Bacterial Enteritis Rotavirus (suspected) Yolk sac infection Rotavirus (confirmed) Air sacculitis Management E. coli infection Gapes worms Peritonitis TOTAL	81 39 25 24 11 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 145	cases 48% 31% 30% 14% 7% 6% 5% 5% 4% 4% 4% diagnoses

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