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COOPENATIVE EXTEFJgIOi{ SERVICE
NE1V MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY
IJ. S. DEPANTMENT OF AGNICULTURE
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Las CrucBB, New Mexico 88001 Vol .,L2, No, 4 Aprll 9, L97L
NEI^ICASTT,E DISEASE
- In January, we mentioned that several outbreake of Newcastle dieease had occur-red
ln West.Texae. Thle lnfection hae spread to New Mexico. Many.sxnall flocks whlch
!ilere not vaccinated have been eeriouely affected with heavy losses, Other farus have
_b".tr affected wlth a drop Ln produetion, mortallty ranging frm 4-25 peteent and
poor.egg quality when the birde return to egg productlon. ' '
,- : There ie.no treatment but the vacclnes we'have w111 protect the birde fr'qi-' .'
dylng, however,'€gg quallty nay be affected. The 81 types of vaccLne'ere the eonnron
onea uged by nany poultr5rnen. These wl1l only nelnEain a satigfactory'lmunlty for
'about,L2-16 weekg. In vLew of thla, lt is deslrable to revaccinate laying blrdg not
later than every three monthe to lnsure protection against the virulent,atrain that
is in the area. In fact, we have redson to believe this ie ln other Parts of the
state . :- -.1- .'i:a...
Brief Deacription of the Digease:. Nwcastle disease ts an acute or eubacute irtghly
infectl,ous tranamiseible reapiratory diseaee of chlckens and turkeya. It
ig characterized by respiratory and nervoue .syuptms ln young'and adult
birdil, together wtth ir raplil and conplete fall in egg production ln laylng
birilg..
Cause: Virug
Geographlc DistributLon: Iforld wtde
Speeiee: Chickens, turkey, pigeone, ducks, pheasants, geeae and nany other apecLeS.
Age: ALl ages, the longer a dieease reunlns in
young, The difference in age tiee Ln
not in the age grouP affected.
Seaso.n: Can be serLous et any seaeon
ait area , the less severe tt le in
the mortality of an age group and
Mortallty: Under 4 weeke, mortalLty le high, up to LOV"i ln adulte mortallty nay
reach 100"; It depends on the virulence of the vlrue. Sme gtraine klll
all blrds rapidly tn 4-5 daye; othera have a low mortallty but exhtbit
nervoue eymptms. Ohters have a serious effect on egg quallty.
Incubatlon perlod: 4-10 daye; 5 daye on the average
Tranamieslon: Contaminated feed and water, offal, contact, dust, free-flylng birda,
trafflc Ln live blrds, mechanlcally on ctothee, shoee, vieitora, uaed
. potiltry equipment, feed trucks. o
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| Title | Feather-Gram |
| Series Designation | Feather-Gram, April 9, 1971, Vol. 12, No. 4 |
| Subject | egg production (NAL); eggs; eggs (NAL); Poultry industry--New Mexico; Eggs--New Mexico--Production; |
| Creator | Francis, D. W. (David W.); |
| Date Original | 1971-04-09 |
| Digital Publisher | New Mexico State University Library |
| Rights | Copyright, NMSU Board of Regents. |
| Collection | NMSU Cooperative Extension Service and Agricultural Experiment Station Publications |
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| Language | eng |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Series Designation | Feather-Gram, April 9, 1971, Vol. 12, No. 4 |
| Subject | egg production (NAL); eggs; eggs (NAL); Poultry industry--New Mexico; Eggs--New Mexico--Production; |
| Creator | Francis, D. W. (David W.); |
| Date Original | 1971-04-09 |
| Digital Publisher | New Mexico State University Library |
| Rights | Copyright, NMSU Board of Regents. |
| Collection | NMSU Cooperative Extension Service and Agricultural Experiment Station Publications |
| Is Part Of | Feather-Gram |
| Type | Text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Language | eng |
| OCR | rl\ lr COOPENATIVE EXTEFJgIOi{ SERVICE NE1V MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY IJ. S. DEPANTMENT OF AGNICULTURE J s7 .H6 lm01 .99 r?8 h \ Las CrucBB, New Mexico 88001 Vol .,L2, No, 4 Aprll 9, L97L NEI^ICASTT,E DISEASE - In January, we mentioned that several outbreake of Newcastle dieease had occur-red ln West.Texae. Thle lnfection hae spread to New Mexico. Many.sxnall flocks whlch !ilere not vaccinated have been eeriouely affected with heavy losses, Other farus have _b".tr affected wlth a drop Ln produetion, mortallty ranging frm 4-25 peteent and poor.egg quality when the birde return to egg productlon. ' ' ,- : There ie.no treatment but the vacclnes we'have w111 protect the birde fr'qi-' .' dylng, however,'€gg quallty nay be affected. The 81 types of vaccLne'ere the eonnron onea uged by nany poultr5rnen. These wl1l only nelnEain a satigfactory'lmunlty for 'about,L2-16 weekg. In vLew of thla, lt is deslrable to revaccinate laying blrdg not later than every three monthe to lnsure protection against the virulent,atrain that is in the area. In fact, we have redson to believe this ie ln other Parts of the state . :- -.1- .'i:a... Brief Deacription of the Digease:. Nwcastle disease ts an acute or eubacute irtghly infectl,ous tranamiseible reapiratory diseaee of chlckens and turkeya. It ig characterized by respiratory and nervoue .syuptms ln young'and adult birdil, together wtth ir raplil and conplete fall in egg production ln laylng birilg.. Cause: Virug Geographlc DistributLon: Iforld wtde Speeiee: Chickens, turkey, pigeone, ducks, pheasants, geeae and nany other apecLeS. Age: ALl ages, the longer a dieease reunlns in young, The difference in age tiee Ln not in the age grouP affected. Seaso.n: Can be serLous et any seaeon ait area , the less severe tt le in the mortality of an age group and Mortallty: Under 4 weeke, mortalLty le high, up to LOV"i ln adulte mortallty nay reach 100"; It depends on the virulence of the vlrue. Sme gtraine klll all blrds rapidly tn 4-5 daye; othera have a low mortallty but exhtbit nervoue eymptms. Ohters have a serious effect on egg quallty. Incubatlon perlod: 4-10 daye; 5 daye on the average Tranamieslon: Contaminated feed and water, offal, contact, dust, free-flylng birda, trafflc Ln live blrds, mechanlcally on ctothee, shoee, vieitora, uaed . potiltry equipment, feed trucks. o |
