Chicks and Turkey Poult Dermatitis

A nutritional disorder of chicks and turkey poults characterized by poor growth, ragged feathers, dermatitis, and lesions affecting the skin, beak, eyelids, and feet. In chicks, the condition is associated with pantothenic acid and/or biotin deficiency, whereas in turkey poults it is mainly associated with riboflavin deficiency.

Clinical Signs

General Systemic Signs

Ragged Feathers Specific Beak Scabs Specific Eyelid Scabs Specific Foot Skin Peeling Specific Foot Fissures Specific Plantar Nodules Specific Perosis Specific Decreased Semen Volume Decreased Fertility Beak Dermatitis Specific Subcutaneous Hemorrhage Syndactyly Pathognomonic Crooked Tibia Specific Chondrodystrophy Specific

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Host Species

Turkey Susceptibility: moderate

Chicken Primary host Susceptibility: high

Associated Microorganisms

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