Inclusion body hepatitis is caused by adenovirus and characterized by anemia, necrotic and haemorrhagic lesions in liver and haemorrhage in muscles. ....
Month: September 2018
Infectious laryngotracheitis (ILT)
Infectious laryngotracheitis is a viral disease of adult birds caused by herpes virus and characterized by gasping, blood tinged nasal discharge, haemorrhage in trachea and deposition of cheesy exudates in larynx and trachea. ....
Infectious bronchitis (IB)
Infectious bronchitis is a viral disease of poultry caused by corona virus and characterized by sneezing, coughing, respiratory rales, cheesy exudates in bronchi, affections of ovary and oviduct and deposition of urates in kidneys. Inhalation and also through direct contact. ....
Infectious bursal disease (IBD)
Infectious bursal disease is an immunosuppressive disease of birds caused by birna virus and characterized by lesions in bursa of fabricious, lack of B-lymphocytes, deposition of urates in kidneys and ureter and haemorrhagic myositis. ....
Avian leucosis
Avian influenza (Bird flu)
Avian influenza is a highly contagious viral disease of poultry caused by Orthomyxo virus and characterized by high morbidity and mortality, serofibrinosis pericarditis, air sacculitis, pneumonia, sinusitis and caseous exudate in upper respiratory tract. ....
Marek’s disease
Marek’s disease is a highly contagious disease of poultry mainly affecting young birds caused by Herpes virus and characterized by thickening of nerves and malignant lymphoma in gonads and other visceral organs. ....
Ranikhet disease
Ranikhet disease is a contagious viral disease of poultry caused by Paramyxo virus and characterized by high mortality, petechial haemorrhage in proventriculus, ulcers and haemorrhage at caecal tonsils and pneumoencephalitis. ....