Fowlpox is a slow-spreading viral infection that affects most bird species, including all commercial forms of poultry. Bites from mosquitoes, flies, and mites, on a chicken with active Fowlpox, will carry this to the next bird it bites. A flock may be affected for several months as fowl pox spreads slowly. ALSO READ: Ethiopian farmers slaughter thousands of chicks as Covid-19 hits demandWhat are the signs of Fowlpox? Symptoms resemble comb wounds from fighting birds only that wounds do not spread but fowl pox spreads.

Source: Standard Digital July 29, 2020 06:11 UTC