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PARALYSIS AND LAMENESS IN BROILERS

Paralysis or lameness in broiler chicken is one of the top welfare crises faced by many broiler farmers despite improvements in genetics, health, and nutrition associated with broiler farming over the years.



Paralysis and lameness is common among poultry farmers especially broiler farmers, a lots of factors are responsible.

The first thing to do is to understand the root cause of the condition and the possible ways to reduce or stop the sufferings of the broiler chickens involved, and restore them to good health, and also prevent feature occurrence of this condition.

The Use of Certain Antibiotics Such As Enrofloxacin

On some rapid growing, fast weight gaining birds such as broiler chicken, after using it for 3-5 days in drinking water. It was discovered that it is capable of causing lameness and leg abnormalities in those birds especially broilers chicken.

 Vitamin Deficiency

This may Lead to Paralysis and Lameness

Lack of essential vitamins such as vitamin E. can result in a condition known as;

 crazy chick disease, curly toe can also occur in broiler chick as a result of riboflavin deficiency. This occurs especially in young chicks causing them muscular weakness, lameness, paralysis and eventual death.

Ofcourse if a chicken is paralyzed, definitely it can’t reach either its feed or water, and as a result the chicken eventually dies.The Parent Stock

The health and wellbeing of the breeding stock or parent stock is very important to the baby chicks. Baby chicks developing in the egg depends on the wellness and nutrient supplied by the hen (parent stock).

If the parents stock are not well fed with a balanced diets rich in minerals and nutrients it may result in deficiency in certain minerals or nutrients in their feed resulting in leg abnormalities in the baby chicks.



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