Seasonal Prevalence of Poultry Diseases in Namakkal District of Tamil Nadu, India

dc.contributor.authorUdhayavel, Shanmugasundaram
dc.contributor.authorGopala Krishna Murthy, Thippichettypalayam Ramasamy
dc.contributor.authorGowthaman, Vasudevan
dc.contributor.authorSenthilvel, Kandasamy
dc.contributor.authorTANUVAS
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-24T09:27:06Z
dc.date.available2022-01-24T09:27:06Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionTNV_IJPAB_2020_8(2)187-194en_US
dc.description.abstractThe objective of the present study is to ascertain the prevalence of poultry diseases in Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu from 2011 to 2018. Necropsy examination of the sick and dead poultry birds from various poultry farms in Namakkal was carried out in Poultry Disease Diagnosis and Surveillance Laboratory (PDDSL). The diagnosis was made based on history, clinical signs, gross lesions observed during necropsy examination and by using standard microbiological techniques. During the reporting period, 20362 poultry farms were examined and a total of 35069 cases were recorded. The disease prevalence in the year 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 was 9.04%, 12.47 %, 16.19%, 19.03%, 16.38% 8.85%, 8.40% and 9.64% respectively. The disease prevalence was high in the year 2014 (19.03%) and low in the year 2017 (8.40%). Based on Season, the disease prevalence was more in summer (34.69%) when compared to winter (33.59%) and rainy seasons (31.72%). The prevalence of egg peritonitis (12.20%), infectious laryngotracheitis (11.83%), Newcastle disease (9.56%), neoplastic viral diseases (4.34%), and colibacillosis (3.42%) was spread throughout the year. Mycotoxin induced hepatitis (4.97%), coccidiosis (2.33%) and bacterial diseases such as gangrenous dermatitis (2.95%) and necrotic enteritis (2.93%) were prevalent during the winter and rainy seasons. Heat stroke (8.90%) and Fatty liver hemorrhagic syndrome (FLHS) (2.79%) were noticed with more prevalence during the summer season.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810181184
dc.keywordsPoultry disease- Seasonal prevalence-TamilNaduen_US
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.pages187-194en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries;2
dc.subjectVeterinary Scienceen_US
dc.titleSeasonal Prevalence of Poultry Diseases in Namakkal District of Tamil Nadu, Indiaen_US
dc.title.alternativeInd. J. Pure App. Biosci.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.volume8en_US
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