Table 1. Common diseases of Smallholder Poultry encountered at the Rotary International Project, Kanthal and Bailor of Trishal, Mymensingh from 1995 – 2000 (n= 24258).

 

Category

Disease

Number affected (%)

Total (%)

Infectious diseases (viral, bacterial, mycoplasma, fungal, etc.)

Newcastle disease
Salmonellosis
Mycoplasmosis
Colibacillosis
Fowl cholera
Aspergillosis
Lymphoid leukosis
Necrotic enteritis
Infectious coryza
Aflatoxicosis

5336 (22.00)
3820 (15.75)
2546 (10.50)
2127 (8.77)
1885 (7.77)
1184 (4.88)
485 (2.00)
268 (1.10)
86 (0.35)
37 (0.15)
23 (0.09)

73.37

Parasitic diseases

Coccidiosis
Ascaridiosis/Heterakiosis
Cestodiosis
Ectoparasitosis

1024 (4.22)
212 (0.87)
209 (0.86)
326 (1.34)

7.30

Deficiency disorders

Riboflavin (vitamin-B2) deficiency
Thiamine (vitamin-B1) deficiency
Biotin/Choline deficiency
Encephalomelacia (Hypovitaminosis E)
Mineral dificiency

1034 (4.26)

927 (3.82)

530 (2.18)
18 (0.07)

284 (1.17)

11.51

Miscellaneous diseases Infectious bursal disease

Non-specific pneumonia
Visceral gout
Heat stroke
Ammonia intoxication

785 (3.24)
395 (1.63)
327 (1.35)
390 (1.60)

7.82