Veterinary Pathology: Diagnostics, Toxicology and Emerging Diseases presents a comprehensive and contemporary compilation of advances in animal disease diagnosis, pathology, and health management across livestock, poultry, companion animals, and aquatic species. This volume brings together contributions from leading veterinary scientists and academicians, offering an integrated perspective on both classical and emerging challenges in veterinary pathology.

The book covers a wide spectrum of topics, including next-generation vaccine platforms, rapid and point-of-care diagnostics, molecular pathology, oncology, toxicopathology, and reproductive toxicology. It highlights critical disease conditions such as Newcastle disease, lumpy skin disease, Marek’s disease, African swine fever, enterotoxaemia, and white spot disease in shrimp, along with detailed insights into their epidemiology, pathogenesis, and control strategies.

Special emphasis has been placed on emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advanced molecular tools that are transforming disease diagnosis and surveillance. The inclusion of chapters on wildlife pathology, forensic pathology, and disease transmission at the wildlife–livestock interface further broadens the scope, reflecting the One Health approach.

Designed for postgraduate students, researchers, academicians, and field veterinarians, this book serves as a valuable reference for understanding disease dynamics, improving diagnostic accuracy, and developing effective prevention and control strategies in modern veterinary practice.

Dr. Pankaj Goswami, Ph.D. in Veterinary Pathology, is currently serving as Professor and Head, Division of Veterinary Pathology at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu. With over 25 years of experience in research and academics, he has made significant contributions to the study and diagnosis of infectious diseases of animals.

His work primarily focuses on animal health management and advanced diagnostic approaches in the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary sector. As a dedicated academician, Dr. Goswami has been actively involved in teaching Veterinary Pathology to undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral students, alongside conducting research and extension activities.

He has successfully handled multiple externally funded research projects supported by ICMR, ICAR, and DST, Government of India. His research areas include Rotavirus infections, equine respiratory disorders, and LAMP-based diagnostics for bacterial pneumonia in small ruminants.

Dr. Goswami has authored numerous research and popular articles published in reputed national and international journals and magazines.

Dr. Nawab Nashiruddullah, Ph.D., Dip. IAVP, is a distinguished veterinary pathologist with over 27 years of research experience and more than 23 years in academics. He is currently serving as Professor, Division of Veterinary Pathology at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu.

An alumnus of Assam Agricultural University, he completed his B.V.Sc. (1997), M.V.Sc. (2000), and Ph.D. (2014) in Veterinary Pathology. He began his academic career as an Assistant Professor in 2002 and has been serving as Professor since 2015.

Dr. Nashiruddullah’s research interests span wildlife diseases, viral pathology, and disease surveillance. He has contributed to major disease surveillance and monitoring programs and his current work focuses on viral diseases such as Poxviridae infections, Newcastle disease, and fowl adenovirus infections.

He has successfully guided 4 M.V.Sc. and 3 Ph.D. scholars and has an impressive academic record with over 90 research publications and 35 book chapters in reputed journals and edited volumes.

Dr. Bhupendra Nath Tripathi is an eminent veterinary scientist and currently serves as Vice-Chancellor of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu since 2023. He graduated from CSA University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur (1984) and obtained his M.V.Sc. (1987) and Ph.D. (1990) from Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izzatnagar.

With a distinguished career spanning several decades, he has held key leadership positions including Director at ICAR-National Research Centre on Equines, Director at National Institute for Animal Health, Head of Animal Health Division at Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute, Project Coordinator at National Centre for Veterinary Type Cultures, and Principal Scientist at Indian Veterinary Research Institute.

Dr. Tripathi is a Fellow of several prestigious scientific societies and a Diplomate and Charter Member of the Indian College of Veterinary Pathologists. His research expertise lies in immunology, molecular microbiology, and immunopathobiology, with a strong focus on the diagnosis and pathogenesis of infectious diseases such as paratuberculosis, clostridiosis, salmonellosis, glanders, PPR, equine influenza, bluetongue, and Johne’s disease.

He has made pioneering contributions in understanding the immunology and molecular pathogenesis of these diseases and has received several national and international awards for his outstanding work.

Chapter 1. Next-Generation Vaccine Platforms for Livestock and Poultry
Nitin Virmani, Khushboo Dawra, B.C. Bera and Taruna Anand

Chapter 2. Rapid Disease Diagnosis in Pet and Companion Animals
Sambhaji G. Chavhan

Chapter 3. Renal Failure in Canines – An Enigma and Way Forward
Madhurendu Kumar Gupta

Chapter 4. Etiopathology of Mortality in Poultry Due to Respiratory Diseases
Ghosh, R.C., Kumar, P. and Giri, D.K.

Chapter 5. Diagnostic Indicator of Stress in Broilers and its Amelioration Strategies
Sanjiv Kumar

Chapter 6. Current Scenario and Pathology of Duck Diseases in India
Dutta, B., Bhuyan, S. and Barman, N.N.

Chapter 7. Canine Adenoviruses: The Overlooked Viral Pathogen with Persistent Impacts on Dog Populations
Saminathan M., Deva, R., Chatla, A., Rahman F.A.T. and Singh K.P.

Chapter 8. Biomaterial Evaluation for Cranioplasty in Animal Model
Shiny Velayudhan

Chapter 9. Fowl Adenovirus Infection in Poultry: An Overview
Rahman, S. and Abrol, R.

Chapter 10. Heat Stress in Poultry: Impacts, Pathological Findings and Management
Niyogi, D., Singh, A., Baag, A., Tyagi, A. and Yadav, D.K.

Chapter 11. Prevalence of Newcastle Disease Virus: A Boiling Cauldron for Jammu and Kashmir
Nashiruddullah, N. et al.

Chapter 12. Toxicopathology and Aquatic Animal Pathology Investigating the Impact of Nephrotoxicity Lesions in Safety Evaluation: A Laboratory Animal Study
R. Madheswaran

Chapter 13. White Spot Disease – Major Challenge in Shrimp Aquaculture
P. Ezhil Praveena

Chapter 14. Parasitoses in Brackishwater Aquaculture, Diagnoses and their Management
R. Ananda Raja

Chapter 15. Toxicity Testing: Key Concepts and Practices
Srinivasa Naik, H. and Saminathan M.

Chapter 16. Teratogenesis and Reproductive Toxicology: A Way Ahead for Veterinary Pathologist
Singh, N.D., Devi, L.G. and Bal, S.S.

Chapter 17. An Overview of Ionophore Toxicosis in Livestock and Poultry
Sood, S., Sharma, S., Sharma, A. and Dar, P.A.

Chapter 18. Molecular Pathology and Oncology Epidemiology of Lumpy Skin Disease in Cattle
Manjunatha Reddy, G.B.

Chapter 19. Development of Colorimetric PCR Against Marek’s Disease in Chicken
Pazhanivel, N. and Sathish, G.

Chapter 20. Jaagsiekte – Current Status on Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma in Sheep and Goats
C. Balachandran

Chapter 21. Pathological and In-vivo Histochemical Studies on Bovine Neoplasms
Mithapirji, R.M. et al.

Chapter 23. Canine Lymphoma: Diagnosis by Cytology, Immunocytochemistry and Flow Cytometry using Lymph Node Aspirates
M. Thangapandiyan et al.

Chapter 24. Advancements in Animal Infectious Disease Diagnosis: The Promise of Point-of-Care Molecular Diagnostics
Bera, B.C. et al.

Chapter 25. Recent Occurrence, Distribution Pattern and Pathology of Ovine Tumors: An Overview
Ch. Srilatha

Chapter 26. Occurrence and Types of Papilloma in Domestic Animals
Goswami, P. et al.

Chapter 27. Application and Scope of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Veterinary Pathology
Chandrashekhar S. Mote

Chapter 28. Enterotoxaemia in Small Ruminants: Recent Advances
Pawaiya, R.V.S. et al.

Chapter 29. Syndemic Infection of Highly Pathogenic Viruses of Swine: A New Challenge for Disease Diagnosis, Prevention and Control
Tridib Kumar Rajkhowa

Chapter 30. Necessity of Systematic Follow-up Investigation of NSP Reactor to Control and Eliminate Foot-and-Mouth Disease from an Endemic Country
Rajeev Ranjan et al.

Chapter 31. Scenario of Small Ruminant Mycoplasmosis in India
Vitthal S. Dhaygude

Chapter 32. Recent Approaches for Development of Diagnostics and Vaccine for African Swine Fever
Rajukumar, K. et al.

Chapter 33. Epidemiological Paradigm and Transmission Dynamics of Japanese Encephalitis in India
Pegu, S.R. et al.

Chapter 34. Status of Cattle Mortalities in Karnataka
Kavitha Rani, B. et al.

Chapter 35. Changes in the Occurrence of Livestock Disease in the Mountainous Hilly Area of North India
Sharma, R. et al.

Chapter 36. Laboratory, Wild Animal and Forensic Pathology Challenges and Opportunities in Disease Diagnosis of Elephants and Wild Ruminants
S.K. Panda

Chapter 37. Disease Transmission Risks and Prevalence at the Wildlife-Livestock Interface
Kafil Hussain