THRUSH OR SOUR CROP

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Causative Agent(s)

Candida albicans

Clinical Presentation and Epidemiology

Chicks and poults are most susceptible. Most prominent clinical signs include depression and emaciation.

Diagnostic Consideration

Culture or demonstration of organism in tissue via histopathology.

Management and Treatment

Administration of nystatin in feed (220 mg/kg feed) or in drinking water (62.5–250 mg/L with sodium lauryl sulphate, a surfactant, at 7.8–25 mg/L) for 5 days may be effective for the treatment of affected turkeys. Copper sulphate in water (1:2,000).