Analysis of the Causes of Tongue Root Rupture in Chickens and Methods of Prevention and Treatment

Many @#@230@#@ households raise chickens with grain-based feed in economic forests and have achieved good economic benefits. However, because grain-based feed is severely deficient in vitamins, when the number of chickens raised is large and their range of activity is restricted, the flock, unable to get an adequate supply of green fodder, is often prone to tongue root rupture. Affected chickens show poor appetite, emaciation, and drooling; after opening the mouth, the tongue root is found to be ruptured, with no abnormalities seen in other organs. Affected chickens may account for about 15% of the flock.

The treatment for this disease is: add poultry multivitamins to the chickens' daily ration and increase the supply of green fodder. Apply iodine glycerin, doxycycline, erythromycin, or similar medicinal liquids or ointments externally to the ruptured area at the tongue root, twice a day, and it can be cured in 2-3 days. At the same time, expand the chickens' range of activity; generally, 1 mu of woodland is suitable for free-range raising of 200-300 chickens, and plant grass in the woodland, raise @#@261@#@, @#@254@#@, make compost, and cultivate microorganisms to expand the sources of external nutrition.