Pullorum disease
Pullorum disease in poultry is caused by the bacterium Salmonella pullorum. The disease affects mainly young chicks, but can also affect older chickens, and other doemstic fowl.[1]
The historical name for this disease is bacillary white diarrhea.[2]
Treatment of Pullorum is not recommended, as the goal is the eradication of the disease.
In Canada, Pullorum is a "reportable" disease - all suspected cases must be reported to Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). Canada has been considered free of the disease since the 1980s.
References
- ^ "Fact Sheet - Pullorum Disease and Fowl Typhoid". Retrieved 2020-03-29.
- ^ Davison, Sherrill (October 2019). "Pullorum Disease in Poultry". Merck Manual. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
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