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Crop Canker, Frounce, Trichomoniasis, Avian Trichomoniasis
Candidiasis (Thrush) | Canker | |
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Body areas affected | Oral cavity, esophagus, and crop | Oral cavity, esophagus, and crop |
Pathogen type | Yeast | Protozoan parasite |
Pathogen species | Candida albicans | Trichomonas gallinae |
Oral lesion appearance | Patches of raised, whitish, dead epithelial debris. The top white pseudomembranes can be wiped off. | Sticky, yellowish-white 'canker-like' masses of caseous, necrotic material. |
More likely to occur following | Prolonged antibiotic therapy, concurrent disease, infestation with internal or external parasites, or stressful event. | Pigeons and doves sharing the same water or feed source. |
Treatment | Nystatin, copper sulfate | Metronidazole, thyme extract |
Name | Summary | |
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Supportive care | Isolate the bird from the flock and place in a safe, comfortable, warm location (your own chicken "intensive care unit") with easy access to water and food. Limit stress. Call your veterinarian. | |
Word of Caution | Removal of affected tissue from the chicken's mouth or throat is not recommended unless in cases where the bird can't breath or swallow, as it promotes invasion by pathogens leading to secondary bacterial infections. | |
Metronidazole | Administered in drinking water at 50 mg/kg body weight for days | Seddiek ShA et al., 2014 |
Thyme | Thyme extract administered orally showed to be as effective as metronidazole | NT Nasrabadi et al., 2012 |
Aqueous water extract of garlic | Administered in drinking water at 200 mg/kg body weight for one week | Seddiek ShA et al., 2014 |
Berimax | A highly effective alkaloid nutraceutical derived from purified plant extracts by a Norwegian veterinarian. | |
Copper sulphate | Added to drinking water (1/2000) |
Winter | Spring | Summer | Autumn |
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