Geese are commonly raised poultry in rural areas, known for their rapid growth, high feed efficiency, and short breeding cycles. Despite their strong disease resistance, geese are susceptible to various illnesses, including goose egg yolk peritonitis. Let's explore the symptoms, prevention, and treatment options for this condition.
Symptoms:
Goose egg yolk perit
onitis is a common infectious disease among egg-laying geese, primarily caused by Escherichia coli, although Salmonella typhi and Shigella can also be causative agents, usually occurring during the egg-laying period.
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Early Stage: Geese develop oviduct inflammation, often laying soft-shelled or thin-shelled eggs with a decreased egg production. Affected geese have dirty, foul-smelling excrement around the anal area, containing egg whites and coagulated egg yolks.
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Advanced Stage: Often accompanied by peritonitis, characterized by elevated body temperature, reduced appetite, weight loss, sunken eyes, ultimately leading to death due to dehydration and weakness. The course of the disease typically lasts 1 to 2 weeks.
Prevention and Treatment:
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Prevention: In areas where the disease is prevalent, inject each adult male and female goose with 1 milliliter of goose egg yolk hydroxide alum formalin-inactivated bacterial vaccine in the pectoral muscle one month before the onset of egg laying, once a year. Before the onset of laying, mix approximately 0.5 grams of enrofloxacin into the feed for each goose for 2 to 3 days, then feed each goose with 25 milligrams of liochlorohydroxyquin for 3 to 4 days to prevent the disease.
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Treatment:
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Inject each affected goose with 80,000 to 100,000 units of oxytetracycline intramuscularly twice a day for three consecutive days.
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Inject each affected goose with 80,000 to 100,000 units of kanamycin or streptomycin intramuscularly twice a day for three consecutive days.
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Inject each affected goose with 3 to 4 milliliters of 20% sulfathiazole sodium intramuscularly once a day for three consecutive days to achieve recovery. Additionally, chloramphenicol is also effective.
In summary, raising geese is common in rural areas. If your geese have experienced this condition, be sure to take prompt action.
