Disease that hits poultry and clients

Salmonellosis in your flocks is a threat to you and your customers. Salmonellosis is a disease of both humans and animals caused by a bacteria called salmonella. It is also commonly referred to as 'infectious' which means that the disease can easily be spread from one sick animal or human being to another. But why should a poultry farmer be concerned with this disease? The disease level of a poultry flock may determine the profitability of an operation or the general health of a household in close contact with the flock. Salmonella infections are associated with diarrhoea and systemic malaise and general body weaknesses in human beings. Infected animals or human beings may shed large number of organisms in faeces resulting into contamination of the environment. Infections in food animals like chickens often leads to contamination of eggs, meat and sausages. This makes Salmonellosis one of the most common and economically important food-borne zoonotic diseases in human beings. It is widely associated with intensively reared animals like pigs and poultry. This disease affects all species of animals and is more common in young animals and if not treated may result into death.