Causes and Control measures of soft leg Disease in laying Duck

In the process of laying duck breeding, there will be a soft leg disease, also known as duck paralysis, which can be sick in ducklings, bred ducks and adult ducks, especially in the spring laying period. once the cost occurs, the egg production of female ducks decreases greatly, seriously affecting the productivity of female ducks. So what is the cause of egg duck soft leg disease? How to prevent and cure it? Let's take a look.

1. The cause of disease

The main reason for the occurrence of soft leg disease in laying ducks is that the site is wet and the duck house is not ventilated, especially laying ducks, which are set up in the environment of less sunlight, insufficient exercise, high feeding density, insufficient dietary nutrition, and serious lack of mineral elements. in particular, the inappropriate proportion of calcium and phosphorus, or lack of vitamin D can cause the disease.

2. Clinical symptoms

Once the egg duck suffers from soft leg disease, its egg production will drop sharply, characterized by depressed spirit, loose feathers, swollen leg joints, inability to walk normally, wobbly walking, unable to stand, and unable to raise its head. In serious cases, the tarsal joint is often on the ground or supported by both legs. Over a long period of time, the tarsal joint and the two legs are seriously worn, resulting in wound inflammation or infection, and the legs are paralyzed because of poor blood flow. When the best egg duck loses its ability to walk and find food, if it is not treated as soon as possible, the disease will worsen and lead to its death.

3. Preventive measures

To prevent soft leg disease, the first thing is to keep the duck house dry and ventilated, as well as a well-nourished diet, an appropriate amount of mineral additives in the feed, and adequate green feed, vitamin D or cod liver oil. To do a good job in the hygiene of the duck house, we should clean up the feces in time every day and do a good job of disinfection regularly to avoid the invasion of germs.

4. Treatment methods

In the early stage of soft leg disease, egg ducks can be treated by intramuscular injection, usually with vitamin gum calcium. Adult ducks can be cured by 1-2 milliliters at a time, once a day, 2-3 days. If you have no experience, ask a veterinarian to operate. Can also be fed with calcium hydrogen phosphate containing calcium sugar tablets and vitamin B tablets, the effect is better, take several times in a row, but for the seriously ill egg ducks, there is no treatment value, should be eliminated in time.

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