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ArticleItem Open Access Pathology of Systemic Aspergillosis in a Desi Chicken(2018-04) Basheer Ahamad, D; Ranganathan, V; Punniyamurthy, N; Sivaseelan, S; Puvarajan, B; TANUVASSystemic aspergillosis in desi chicken was recorded. Clinically, 25% of birds showed anorexia, whitish droppings, dullness, depression and difficulty in respiration with 6% morality . Grossly, nodular swellings on subcutis near the right eye, head, neck and wings were seen. Cut section of those nodular growths revealed whitish grey cheesy contents. On internal examination, air sacs, lungs, proventriculus, kidney and abdominal wall revealed diffuse mild congestion, multi focal grayish foci of varying sizes. Histopathologically, mycotic granulomatous dermatitis, mycotic granulomatous pneumonia, mycotic air sacculitis, toxic hepatitis, lymphocytolysis in spleen, bursal atrophy, sub acute pericarditis, epicarditis and acute to subacute myocarditis were recorded. On histochemical examination, nodules in skin and lungs showed positive for fungus by Grocott - Gomori’s hexamine (Methenamine) silver staining. On fungal cultural examination, Aspergillus species was isolated from lungs and skin nodules. Based on pathomorphological, histochemical, fungal culture examination, the disease outbreak was diagnosed as aspergillosis in desi chicken farm.ArticleItem Open Access Review on pharmacological actions of medicinal plants used in ethnoveterinary practices in Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu(2017) Yogeswari, R; Arivuchelvan, A; Murugesan, S; Balasubramaniam, GA; Selvaraj, P; Punniyamurthy, N; Raja, A; Vikrama Chakravarthi, P; TANUVASEthnoveterinary medicine has been very crucial for the animal healthcare of most developing countries, but it has not yet been well documented. The aim of the study is to document the ethnoveterinary practices followed in Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, India and to review the scientific background of the ethnoveterinary recipe used for treating animals based on the existing literatures. The ethnoveterinary practices were documented from traditional ethnoveterinary practitioners through a questionnaire and its scientific background was reviewed through the existing literatures. Ethnoveterinary recipe for animal conditions like poisonous bite, reduced milk secretion, downer cow, Foot and Mouth disease, anorexia and decreased weight gain due to intestinal parasitism, dystocia, infertility, upper respiratory tract infections, ephemeral fever and habitual abortion were recorded. A total of 16 recipes were documented. By reviewing the literatures, it was found that the herbs used were having various pharmacological properties like antibacterial, antifungal, anthelmentic, immunostimulant, wound healing, antiinflammatory, analgesic etc., which scientifically supports the use of these herbs for the treatment of various animal ailments.Book chapterItem Open Access பாரம்பரிய கால்நடை வைத்திய முறைகளை ஆவணப்படுத்தல் பற்றிய ஆய்வு(2017) Yogeshwari, R; Aruvuchelvan, A; Murugesan, S; Balasubramaniam, GA; Selvaraj, P; Punniyamurthy, N; Vikramachakravarthy, P; TANUVASBook chapterItem Open Access மரபுசார் மூலிகை மருத்துவத்தின் மூலம் செம்மறி ஆடுகளில் குடற்புழு நீக்கம்(2017) Ramakrishnan, V; Punniyamurthy, N; Jagadeeswaran, A; Sureshkumar, V; Anna, T; Meenakshi Sundaram, A; TANUVAS