Definition

Noun: - A severe respiratory disease in poultry: Brooder pneumonia is a specific, acute, and often fatal fungal infection affecting the lungs and air sacs of young birds, particularly chickens and turkeys. It is caused by inhaling spores of the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus.

Usage

• The term is used specifically in veterinary medicine and poultry farming to diagnose and describe this condition.
• It is a compound noun where "brooder" refers to young poultry kept in a brooder (a heated enclosure) and "pneumonia" indicates the lung infection.

Examples

• The veterinarian diagnosed the sudden deaths in the hatchlings as brooder pneumonia.
• Brooder pneumonia can cause significant economic losses for poultry farmers.
• Preventing mold in the litter is crucial to avoid outbreaks of brooder pneumonia.

Advanced Usage

• The condition is also known more technically as aspergillosis in poultry. While "aspergillosis" is a broader term for the disease in many species, "brooder pneumonia" specifies its acute, fatal form in young birds.

Variants and Related Words

• Aspergillosis (n): The general name for the infection caused by fungi.
• Mycotic pneumonia (n): A technical term for pneumonia caused by a fungus.

Synonyms

• Avian aspergillosis
• Mycotic pneumonia (in the context of poultry)

Noun

1. severe respiratory disease of birds that takes the form of an acute rapidly fatal pneumonia in young chickens and turkeys