Table 2: Important virus diseases in free-range poultry and the age group where the disease is most often observed
disease
age group
*mareks disease
> 6 weeks
*leucoses
adults
newcastle disease
mainly growers and adults
fowl pox
all ages
infectious laryngotracheitis
growers, adults
*infectious bursal disease "gumboro"
< 8 weeks
*immunosuppressive disease