Table 1. Possible clinical signs for common respiratory diseases of poultry.

 

Clinical signs

pox1

Newcastle2

IB3

Quail
Bronchitis

AI4

coryza5

LT6

TRT7

Chlamydiosis

SHS8

MG9

MS10

MM11

Aspergillosis

 

Toux

X

X

 

X

X

 

X

 

X

X

X

 

X

 

 

Eternuement

X

X

 

X

X

X

X

 

X

X

X

X

X

 

 

Secouage tête

 

X

 

X

 

X

X

 

X

 

X

X

 

 

 

Rales (abnormal breathing sound)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

 

Gasping (haleter)

X

X

X

X

 

 

X

 

X

X

X

 

 

X

 

Discharge from eyes

X

X

X

X

 

X

X

 

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

Nasal discharge

 

X

X

X

 

X

X

 

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

Swelling of face and/or
wattles (gonflement)

 

X

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

Bluish-purple discoloration
of face (bleuatre)

 

X

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

X

 

Retarded growth

X

X

 

X

 

X

X

 

X

 

X

X

X

 

 

Lameness (boiterie)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

General diarrhea

 

X

 

X

X

X

X

 

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

Green, watery diarrhea

 

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

X

 

 

 

Gonflement articuations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

Paralysis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

Twisting of head and neck

 

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

X

X

 

Red/white spots on legs
and comb (crête)

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warts/scabs (verrue/gale)

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conjunctivitis

 

X

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

Prostration

 

X

 

X

 

 

X

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

1
Fowl Pox (
variole aviaire)
2Newcastle disease
3Infectious bronchitis
4Avian influenza
5Infectious coryza
6Laryngotracheitis
7Turkey rhinotracheitis
8Swollen head syndrome
9Mycoplasma gallisepticum
10Mycoplasma synoviae
11Mycoplasma meleagridis