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pullorum disease

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pullorum disease [pə′lȯr·əm di‚zēz]
(veterinary medicine)
A highly fatal disease of chickens and other birds caused bySalmonella pullorum,characterized by weakness, lassitude, lack of appetite, and whitish or yellowish diarrhea. Also known as bacillary white diarrhea; white diarrhea.


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Some of the most common diseases that are spread as a result of bird droppings are Tuberculosis, Encephalitis, Meningitis, Chlamydiosis, Salmonellosis, Fowl Typhoid, Fowl Cholera, Newcastle Disease, Pullorum Disease, Spirochetosis, Streptococosis, and Q Fever.
Using a drop of blood mixed with antigen to detect the presence of antibodies against pullorum disease.
Some of the most common diseases that are spread as a result of bird droppings are tuberculosis, encephalitis, meningitis, chlamydiosis, salmonellosis, fowl typhoid, fowl cholera, Newcastle disease, Pullorum disease, spirochetosis, streptococosis and Q Fever.
 
 
 
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