Incidence of Fowl Cholera in Desi Fowl Farms of Tirupur District
Loading...
Date
2018-08
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Abstract
Desi birds are often susceptible to fowl cholera, a serious, highly contagious disease caused by the
bacterium, Pasteurella multocida. This study involves the diagnosis of fowl cholera by gross necropsy
examination, isolation and identification of organism by culture and biochemical method. During the span
of 8 months (from January 2017 to August 2017) six different flocks of adult desi chicken (with an average
flock size of 70 birds per flock) were subjected to necropsy examination and a total of 30 carcasses were
examined for diagnosis of the disease. Fowl cholera was confirmed in all six flocks by gross and
microscopic examination and bacterial isolation by culture method and biochemical method. The women
self help groups were advised to follow strict biosecurity and ethno veterinary practices for prevention and
control of diseases.
Description
TNV_IJLR_2018_8(8)105-109
Keywords
Veterinary Science