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Signs of Fowl Pox

 Tinny wounds on comb wattle and wings

 Ulcers in the mouth.

 Excessive discharge of fluids from eyes and nostrils

 Difficult breathing.

 White, cigarette ash-like dots on non-feathered areas

 Scabs appearing ashy or blackened

 Sores, sometimes purulent or infected, particularly around

the eye lids and corners of the mouth and even the vent or

legs.

 Loss of appetite or thirst.

Prevention of fowl pox

 Routine vaccination and strict hygiene

 Cull and slaughter the infected.

 Wash and disinfect the poultry house.

Newcastle Disease

It is caused by a Virus.

Signs

 Lameness

 difficult breathing

 Staggering, dropping of wings

 bending of neck

 Moulting of feathers

 Greenish yellowish diarrhea

 Poor egg shell formation

 Thick mucus discharge from the mouth.