A Retrospective Study on the Prevalence of Infectious Diseases in Desi Fowls of Tirupur District, India
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2020-06
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This retrospective study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of common
infectious disease that caused major mortality and economic loss in desi chicken
farming in Tirupur district of Tamil Nadu. Disease prevalence was studied in a
total of 261 ailing or dead desi chicks that were presented for disease diagnosis to
the Veterinary University Training and Research Centre, Tirupurbetween 2017 to
2019.Majority of desi birds were affected by Newcastle disease (ND) (27.59%)
followed by Fowl cholera (16.86), Aspergillosis (8.42 %), Colibacillosis (7.66%),
Coccidiosis (7.66%), Fowl pox (7.66 %), Heat stress (6.89 %), Worm infestation
(5.36%) Respiratory infection (3.83)and Nutritional deficiency (3.06 %). Death
due to Lymphoidleukosis (1.92 %), infectious bursal disease (0.77%),
Mycoplasma (0.77 %), gout (0.77%) and Pecking (0.77%), was very minimum.
Birds in the age group of 9-18 weeks showed high prevalence (44.06 %) of disease
followed by the young chicks in the age group of 0-8 weeks (40.23 %). Adult
birds more than 18 weeks of age were the least affected (15.71 %) in this study.
Similarly the diseases were recorded frequently during summer (40.61%) followed
by rainy (31.80%) and winter season (27.59%).
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TNV_IJCMAS_2020_9(6)721-731
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Veterinary Science