Ammonia poisoning in chicks: symptoms and prevention, and treatment measures for caustic soda poisoning in meat-type chicks

Ammonia poisoning in chicks: symptoms and prevention and control methods:

Clinical symptoms: sick chickens are listless, have reduced appetite and increased water intake; runny nose, difficulty breathing, coughing; the comb turns cyanotic and the face is swollen; the eyes water, the conjunctiva and cornea are red and swollen, and in some cases the upper and lower eyelids on one side stick together; when the eyelids are pulled open by hand, the eyeballs appear cloudy, and in a few severe cases the birds go blind and end in death. 

Prevention and control 
(1) Thoroughly remove the litter and droppings from the house, then evenly spread quicklime on the floor of the chicken house, and then lay down fresh litter; afterward, cover with fresh litter once every two days, and completely remove the litter once every two weeks. Spray the walls and ceiling with 0.3% peracetic acid disinfectant solution, and disinfect once every two days thereafter to neutralize the ammonia. Peracetic acid can react with ammonia to form ammonium acetate, while also killing many kinds of pathogenic microorganisms, and it is harmless to the chickens. 
(2) While maintaining warmth, increase the exhaust volume, strengthen ventilation, and turn on the fans at regular intervals to remove the ammonia that has accumulated in the house. 
(3) Give the whole flock 5% glucose water to drink for 3 days; for severely affected chicks, inject 5 ml of isotonic glucose-saline per bird into the abdominal cavity. To prevent secondary infection, mix enrofloxacin into the drinking water daily according to the instructions; for chicks with more severe eye inflammation, apply rifampicin eye drops.   

Treatment measures for caustic soda poisoning in meat-type chicks: when caustic soda poisoning in meat-type chicks is found, immediately clean the floor of the chicken house thoroughly, add a layer of dry fine sand, and at the same time give the whole flock 5% glucose water, vitamin C electrolyte multivitamins, etc., and use vitamin B1 and B12 to nourish the nerves and strengthen the body's resistance. After 2 consecutive days of treatment, the flock became stable, deaths stopped, and feed intake and water intake gradually returned to normal.