Daily Monitor
Saturday December 12 2020
One of the major problems poultry farmers face is bird flu (Avian Influenza or HPAI H5).
This is a viral disease that affects wild birds, captive wild birds and domestic poultry (including backyard chickens, according to Dr Samuel Nsubuga, a veterinary doctor affiliated to Smart Agribusiness Forum Africa.
Bird flu if not attended to immediately can sweep the whole farm.
However, there are two forms of avian influenza, that is low pathogenicity (LPAI) and high pathogenicity (HPAI). Of the two, the most common one is low pathogenicity avian influenza. Nsubuga says it is mostly harmless and the infected chickens will react with general flu/cold-like symptoms.