Diagnosis of Major Poultry Diseases

This book provides a rigorous yet accessible approach to diagnosing major poultry diseases. It covers essential diagnostic information, including clinical signs, gross and microscopic pathology, and specific methodologies for the isolation and detection of etiologic agents. The text is supported by numerous graphic resources, such as images, flowcharts, and tables, to facilitate clinical decision-making in the field.

1. Principles of diagnosis in poultry 2. Viral diseases - Newcastle disease and other paramyxovirus infections - Infectious bronchitis - Infectious laryngotracheitis - Avian influenza - Infectious bursal disease - Marek's disease - Avian leukosis - Chicken infectious anemia - Reovirus infections - Metapneumovirus infections - Fowlpox - Adenoviral diseases - Enteric viral infections - Avian encephalomyelitis 3. Bacterial diseases - Salmonellosis - Fowl cholera - Mycoplasma infections - Infectious coryza - Bordetellosis - Ornithobacterial infections - Clostridial diseases - Campylobacteriosis 4. Fungal diseases - Aspergillosis 5. Protozoal diseases - Coccidiosis - Histomoniasis