H.D. NARAYANASWAMYB. UMAKANTHA)L. RANGANATHL. MUNIAPPAPRADEEP KUMAR RAY2019-07-092019-07-092005-11http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810113358PG THESISPoultry industry has made tremendous progress in the country after independence. Indian Poultry Industry has grown rapidly at a rate of 15% to 20% during the last two decades and is now a Rs. 65 billion mega-industry providing employment to 1.5 million people. The future is even brighter with a growing domestic market, rapid industrialization and economic liberalization. Several breakthroughs in poultry science and technology have led to development of genetically superior birds capable of high production, even under adverse hot climate. The contribution of poultry as animal protein provider has been immense. In 2003 the egg production in India was 4,38,000 million or 3.9 per cent of total world production and meat production was 1.92 million tons or 3.0 per cent of world production. The contribution of poultry industry to gross national product is projected to touch Rs 60,000 crores by 2010 A.D.enVETERINARY PATHOLOGYThesis