Inclusion body hepatitis is caused by adenovirus and characterized by anemia, necrotic and haemorrhagic lesions in liver and haemorrhage in muscles. ....
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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. ....
Avian tuberculosis
Avian tuberculosis is Contagious disease of poultry caused by Mycobacterium avium and characterized by long course, persistence in flock when once established, produce emaciation, decreased egg production and death. ....
Fowl cholera
Fowl cholera (avian pasteurellosis) is a commonly occurring avian disease caused by Pasteurella multocida that can affect all types of birds and is often fatal. ....
Pullorum disease in fowl
Previously known as Bacillary White Diarrhoea. ....