Poultry Health by Futurelearn
Get technically and scientifically accurate information on how to care for non-commercial poultry.
Course Highlights
- Describe the lifecycle of poultry, and the differences between commercial and non-commercial birds.
- Describe the key requirements of poultry regarding their housing, biosecurity, nutrition and protection from predators.
- Evaluate a bird's general health and identify the key signs which indicate poor health.
- Discuss the main categories of infectious disease affecting poultry, including examples of pathogens causing respiratory, gastrointestinal, reproductive, and dermatological infections.
- Discuss the main categories of non-infectious disease affecting poultry, including examples of skeletal, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, and dietary/nutritional disorders.
- Discuss the importance of vaccination in disease control.
- Describe the key features of avian immunity and how this differs from mammalian immunity.
- Discuss the role of antimicrobials in disease treatment, and the impact of antimicrobial resistance.
- Discuss the main diseases likely to present in backyard poultry in a small animal clinic and the decision process of how each condition could be managed.
Skills you will learn!
Curriculum
3 Topics
Welcome and introductions
Introduction to poultry
Anatomy and reproduction
2 Topics
General requirements for healthy birds
Poultry handling and health
4 Topics
Systemic infections
Respiratory infections
Gastrointestinal infections
Dermatological infections
3 Topics
Skeletal diseases and lameness
Prolapse and impactions
Cardio disease and nutritional deficiencies
3 Topics
Vaccination and immunity
Medication and minor surgical procedures
Euthanasia and legislation
1 Topic
Surgical treatment
Poultry Health
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