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Table 2: Diseases for Egg laying hens and broilers and control measures

Diseases	Categories of affected chickens	Symptoms	Means of control
1.Worms Ascaridiosis Dictycaulosis	Especially young chickens	Problems of breathing, rales, growth disorders, diarrhea, loss of weight	Systematic de–worming treatment Sanitary Prophylaxis
2. Coccidiosis	Young are most affected	Bloody diarrhea , loss of weight, high mortality rate	Treatment with sulfamides (amprolium) Sanitary Prophylaxis
3. Typhus and bird pullorosis	Young and adults	Whitish or yellowish dirrhea; feathers stuck around the anus, birds at standstill and in flock, disorders of motivity, of sight and balance; wings are low, feathers falling and disorderly.	Sanitary Prophylaxis hygiene and disinfection of premises ; vaccination at birth, at 2 months of age, at 4 months Treatment with sulfamides (Furazolidone)
3. Gumboro disease	Young chickens from 3 to 6 months of age	Abundant and whitish diarrhea shivering, bloated stomach, prostration; mortality rate: 10 to 30% of affected birds.	Vaccination of young chickens
5. Bird pox	Young and adults	Inflammation of eyes and nose, and stomatitis diphterial. On the skin, formation of vesicles which are transformed into pustules, and then into scabs. The form of the disease which is most common in Rwanda is rather mild.	Treatment aux with antibiotics and distribution of vitamins

Vaccines

Egg laying hens and broilers must be vaccinated. Vaccines for each category, timing and measurements are highlighted in the following tables.

Table 3: Vaccines for egg laying hens

Vaccination date	Age (Days)	Vaccine	Vaccine measurement
	1	New Castle	New Castle HB 1: a bottle of 1000 vaccines mixed with 20 litres of clean water
	1-3	Vitamins ( Anti-stress)	AMINOVIT: 1 gr in 1L of clean water
	4-6	Coccidiosis control	VETACOX: 1 gr in 1L of clean water
	7	Gumboro	Cevac Gumbo L: a bottle of 1000 vaccines mixed with 20 litres of clean water
	21	Gumboro	Cevac Gumbo L: a bottle of 1000 vaccines mixed with 20 litres of clean water
	22-23	Coccidiosis control	Amprolium: 1 gr in 1L of clean water
	24	Infectious bronchitis	B1 H52: a bottle of 1000 vaccines mixed with 20 litres of clean water
	28	New Castle	Newcastle La sota: a bottle of 1000 vaccines mixed with 20 litres of clean water
	42-45	Coccidiosis control	Amprolium: 1 gr in 1L of clean water
	56	Infectious bronchitis	B1 H52: a bottle of 1000 vaccines mixed with 20 litres of clean water
	70	Bird pox	Cevac FPL: the vaccines is injected in the wing usng appropriate needle
	85	Coccidiosis control	Amprolium: 1 gr in 1L of clean water
	126	New Castle	Newcastle La sota: a bottle of 1000 vaccines mixed with 20 litres of clean water
	At egg laying stage	Anti-stress de-worming	Aminovit Levalap

Table 4: Vaccines for broilers

Vaccination date	Age (Days)	Vaccine	Vaccine measurement
	1	New Castle	New Castle HB 1: a bottle of 1000 vaccines mixed with 20 litres of clean water
	1-4	Vitamins ( Anti-stress)	AMINOVIT: 1 gr in 1L of clean water
	5-7	Coccidiosis control	VETACOX: 1 gr in 1L of clean water
	7	Gumboro	Cevac Gumbo L: a bottle of 1000 vaccines mixed with 20 litres of clean water
	14	New Castle	Newcastle La sota: a bottle of 1000 vaccines mixed with 20 litres of clean water
	17-19	Coccidiosis control	Amprolium: 1 gr in 1L of clean water
	21	Gumboro	Cevac Gumbo L: a bottle of 1000 vaccines mixed with 20 litres of clean water