ASPERGILOSIS
CAUSAL AGENT: A fungus, Aspergilium fumigatus. It reproduces quickly in the straw of the nests, or in the humid food.
SYMPTOMS: It is an infection of the group of the respiratory diseases. It appears under two forms:
PULMONARY FORM:
Respiratory difficulty (disnea)
Greenish excrescences on the tongue and palate.
DERMATOLOGIC FORM:
Bare skin and with fractures of pens
TREATMENT: NONE. Does not exists one that is effective
PROPHYLAXIS: Dry and well aired loft.
Avoid the humidity in the food.
Disinfection (iodo povidona)

 

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