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Agriculture · Q46

Animal Husbandry

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 46

Q46

Fowl cholera disease of poultry is caused by

A.
Bacterial disease
Answer
B.
Viral disease
C.
Protozoan disease
D.
Nutritional disease

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Fowl cholera disease in poultry is caused by Bacterial disease.
It is an infectious avian disease caused by the bacterium, Pasteurella multocida. It is a Gram-negative, nonmotile, non-spore-forming, rod-shaped bacterium. The species P. multocida includes the subspecies multocida, septica and gallicida.
The most efficient treatment in breeding flocks or laying hens is individual intramuscular injections of a long-acting tetracycline, with the same antibiotic in drinking water.