Vol. 12, Special Issue 8 (2023)

Author(s):
Majid Shafi, Sami Jan, Akeel Basher, Dr. Showkat Ahmad Shah, Shabia Shabir, Masood Saleem Mir, Shayaib Ahmad Kamil, Fozia Shah and Shazada Mudasir

Abstract:
The aim of the study was to examine the Pathological analysis of naturally occurring Newcastle disease in broiler chickens during the period of May to August, 2019 in commercial broiler farms at Ganderbal district of Kashmir. In this study, a total number of ten outbreaks were recorded in different poultry farms and dead birds that were brought to the Division of Veterinary pathology for detailed postmortem examination. The confirmation of cases was performed by detection of gross and histopathology of different organs. The gross pathology and histopathology changes were pneumonia, pericarditis, myocarditis, proventriculitis, enteritis, perihepatitis, inflamed Bursa of Fabricius, interstitial nephritis, splenitis and encephalitis. This disease remains an economical threat to the poultry industry and require regular monitoring in order to prevent the occurrence of disease in poultry farms.