Repercusión económico-sanitaria de la presencia de newcastle en granjas de pollos y gallinas de la provincia de el oro

Abstract

The food produced by poultry farming is one of the main beneficial economic activities worldwide, since they are productions that give results in less time compared to other animals and their importance lies in their high nutritional value and the daily consumption that is handled in a family Newcastle is a frequently contagious viral disease that is found around the world and in Ecuador, this disease weakens chickens and hens, directly harming the sanitary and economic management of the farm, damaging the stability of production, altering the biosecurity and the economy of it, in Ecuador Newcastle disease has great social importance, being a disease of mandatory notification, zoonotic and with economic and health repercussions, since it affects large productions and backyard rearing, leaving great economic losses. due to its high mortality rate, which is from 60% to 100%. This disease is found in the Coast, Sierra and Oriente with a prevalence of 21.7% (31), discovering a health risk in the country and alerting producers to improvements in health and preventive methods and disease control. The present work was carried out with the purpose of collecting information on the repercussion that Newcastle has in an economic and sanitary way within a production of chickens and hens located in El Oro - Ecuador.