Figure . Showing distribution of pet cat population in world © Mapsofworld.com What a greater gift than love of a cat ~ Charles Dickens. There are many of us who love cats more than a dog or any other pet. Their mewing and cuteness is absolute bliss. But like any other pet, cats too are prone to many serious diseases and require proper care and management by cat owner. If you too are from cat lover community, you may [...]
Poultry birds are one of the important livestock species of food animals as they produce valuable foods of animal origin like meat and eggs. But their production is readily affected by seasonal fluctuations as well as climatic adversities. In cold season, feed intake of birds increases in order to generate metabolic heat so as to keep them warm. Whereas, feed consumption decreases and water intake increases in the hot season in order to cool t [...]
Fowl cholera is a bacterial disease of birds caused by organism Pasteurella multocida, affecting birds of 6 weeks old and above. It is a serious and highly contagious disease which can range from acute septicemia to chronic and localized infections and the morbidity and mortality may be up to 100%. The disease gets transmitted via nasal exudates, feces, contaminated soil, equipment, and people. Clinical findings vary greatly depending on the c [...]
Aspergillosis/ Brooder’s Pneumonia Aspergillosis is the fungal disease caused by Aspergillus fumigatus in poultry birds. In wet and cold season due to the high humidity and insufficient sunlight, feed or litter dampens is common, thus creating a favorable environment for fungal growth in poultry environment. The spores of aspergillus are inhaled by birds and these spores subsequently develop into lesions filling the lungs, thus causing res [...]
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Water is a critical, but often overlooked, nutrient. Animals can survive longer without food than they can without water. Water is involved in every aspect of animal metabolism. It plays an important role in regulating body temperature, digesting food, and eliminating wastes. At normal temperatures, chickens typically consume twice water as much as feed. During periods of high temperature, water consumption can double or quadruple. To remain h [...]
Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) is a main causative agent of complicated chronic respiratory disease (CCRD). MG affects also the egg production in chickens and results in reduced feed conversion efficiency, condemnation and downgrading of broilers carcasses at slaughter because of airsacculitis. Consequently, MG infection increases medication costs and decreases hatchability and quality of one day old chicks. Different types of vaccines are [...]
The end users of table eggs today are looking for the best buy for their money. When it comes to groceries and a food staple like eggs, it’s Grade A Large Eggs that fit this scenario most of the time. The genetic make up of a layer variety determines its range of possible performance results. Within this genetically defined range, we can alter the production characteristics through our management systems to optimize these traits which are [...]
Inclusion body hepatitis (IBH) is an acute liver disease caused by fowl adenovirus (FAdV). It affects chickens of all age groups worldwide. IBH is a frequent problem for the commercial poultry industry, specifically seen in broilers and broiler breeder flocks. Affected flocks are often co-infected with other immunosuppressive viruses such as infectious bursal disease virus or chicken infectious anemia virus which predispose birds to developing [...]
EGG DROP SYNDROME (EDS) IN COMMERCIAL LAYER POULTRY DR. RAJESH KUMAR SINGH, LIVESTOCK & POULTRY CONSULTANT JAMSHEDPUR, JHARKHAND, INDIA 9431309542, rajeshsinghvet@gmail.com INTRODUCTION Egg drop syndrome is a viral disease that results in decreased egg production in an otherwise healthy flock. The outbreaks can last from 4–10 weeks and can result in a 5–50% drop in egg production. Egg drop syndrome virus can be t [...]
The festivals like Deepawali (Diwali), Tihar (Bhaitika) and Chhat is approaching in which the demand of milk becomes almost double while production either remains constant or sometimes it decreases due to fluctuations of weather. So this period is the prime time for adulteration and contamination of dairy milk. As we know, milk in its natural form has high food value. It supplies nutrients like proteins, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins [...]
Mahato BR1, Dhakal S1,3, Pandey YR2, Ghimire L2, Chaulagain S2, Satyal RC2, Adhikari BN2 1Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science (IAAS), Tribhuvan University, Rampur Campus, Chitwan, Nepal, 2Veterinary Officer, National Avian Laboratory, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal, 3Veterinary Officer, Central Veterinary Laboratory, Tripureshwor, Kathmadu, Nepal Abstract INTRODUCTION: Mycoplasma g [...]
Highly infectious viral disease of avian species. H5N1 is a particular strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza. Disease Detail Avian Influenza Avian Influenza (AI) is a viral disease caused by virus belonging to family Orthomyxoviridae and genus Influenza virus serotype A. The virus is worldwide in distribution. It occurs in many forms form asymptomatic to respiratory disease and a drop in egg production, to systemic disease wi [...]