Prevent duck foot pad disease
Ottomatous disease is a bacterial infection caused by Staphylococcus aureus. The bacteria often exist in the animal's body surface and the external environment, and when it encounters warm and humid and harsh environment, it will multiply. Pathogens and prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus are mainly caused by infection of the mucous membranes damaged by ducks. Duck footpads occur more often in adult ducks, especially those with larger body types. The incentives for this disease include: duck field barracks, sports grounds, there is a sharp foreign body that can easily cause damage to the duck's feet, poor water quality in the duck farm, serious pollution on the sports ground, can also lead to the proliferation of Staphylococcus aureus. Symptoms and Lesions Lesions in which the footpads are swollen are depressed, loss of appetite, and decreased egg production. The pathological changes were swelling of the ankles, foot pads, and tinea pedis, skin cracking, oozing of pus, and bloody water. The bleeding and purulent formation of the internal tissues were seen in the swelling. Preventive measures 1. Remove sharp foreign objects from the site at any time to prevent the ducks from causing injuries. 2. Maintain the clean and hygienic environment of the duck farms and conduct regular spray disinfection. The effective disinfectant for Staphylococcus aureus is 0.3% peracetic acid. The disinfectant is non-toxic and irritating, and can be sterilized with poultry. At the same time, the reservoir should be effectively disinfected. 3. The timely use of sensitive antibacterial drugs for the treatment of ducks, which are suitable for the feeding of the effective drugs are tetracycline, ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin, can be used 0.06%-0.1% mixed feed, full group Take 4-5 days. At the same time, for ducks that have apparently been affected, penicillin or gentamicin can be used for injection. The doses are 40,000 to 50,000 units of penicillin per kilogram of body weight, 10,000 to 20,000 units of gentamicin, and 1 injection per day. , use 3-5 days. 4. For duck farms where this disease occurs frequently, pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus should be isolated from the field to prepare inactivated vaccines for immunization.