What Causes Duck Paralysis? Detailed Explanation of Prevention and Treatment Methods
Many duck farmers encounter the phenomenon of ducks suddenly becoming paralyzed during breeding, but they do not know the specific causes and prevention and treatment methods, which leads to ducks being unable to grow normally, affecting economic returns, and making people very anxious as they watch the ducks grow thinner day by day. So what causes duck paralysis? Let's take a look together with Qinnong Web.
1. Paralysis caused by disease
The main cause of duck paralysis is disease, such as duck viral arthritis. When it occurs, the duck's joints swell, the area feels hot, walking is difficult, and the duck limps or cannot walk at all. When the disease is severe, the duck lies on the ground unable to get up, resulting in paralysis. In addition, infectious diseases of ducks can also cause paralysis. Duck infectious serositis is a disease with a relatively high incidence rate. During paralysis, the duck is listless, has difficulty moving, often cannot get up after turning over, and has diarrhea. In addition, duck cold can also cause leg paralysis and lead to paralysis, and the common duck plague can also lead to this phenomenon. During onset, movement is difficult, and in the later stage of the disease, the duck often lies on the ground unable to get up, or moves by flapping both wings against the ground.
2. Paralysis caused by nutrition
In addition to paralysis caused by disease, insufficient nutrition or nutritional imbalance is also a main cause of duck paralysis. Diseases can still be identified by symptoms and then treated, but nutritional problems do not have obvious external characteristics. During feeding, because the feed is too single, the calcium-to-phosphorus ratio becomes unbalanced. The basis for duck bone growth and development is the two elements calcium and phosphorus. If their intake is insufficient, bone diseases will be caused. Ultimately, the bones in the duck's legs grow poorly and cannot support body weight, resulting in paralysis, and in severe cases leading to duck death. In addition, vitamins are also extremely important for ducks. Vitamin deficiency can cause twisted webs, nervous disorders, and so on, resulting in weak legs and paralysis.
3. Prevention and treatment measures
For paralysis caused by disease, first of all, the sanitary conditions of the duck house must be well managed, with regular disinfection. In addition, feeding utensils must be cleaned and disinfected in a timely manner to prevent the reproduction of pathogenic bacteria. Also, vaccinate against related diseases to avoid infection, and treat promptly once disease is found. For paralysis caused by nutrition, the first thing to do is adjust the feed. It is not suitable to feed only one kind of feed; various feeds should be combined so that the feed's nutrition is balanced. Especially during the duck's growth stage, sufficient calcium and phosphorus elements must be supplied. In addition, vitamins and other trace elements are also indispensable.
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