Since the 1980s, there has been a growing demand for white meat over red meat, resulting in the development of small poultry farms and backyard poultry units into commercial farms. The use of intensive poultry keeping methods and the rearing of multiple species of poultry together has led to a rise in disease problems. Since the inception of intensive poultry production worldwide, farmers have struggled with severe diseases and significant economic losses.

To keep up with the rapidly expanding poultry industry and meet the increased demand for poultry products, a thorough understanding and working knowledge of poultry diseases will be essential. This book aims to provide veterinary students with a comprehensive understanding of poultry diseases.

In addition, the book will be beneficial to personnel at poultry disease diagnostic laboratories and progressive farmers. The book is divided into seven sections, covering avian, bacterial, viral, fungal, parasitic, and nutritional deficiency diseases, as well as miscellaneous disorders affecting poultry. The book contains a total of 74 chapters in a concise format.

Each chapter focuses on the etiology, transmission, epizootiology, clinical signs, gross and microscopic lesions, diagnosis, treatment, and control of the respective disease. When necessary, the book also mentions zoonoses. The book includes relevant images and tables to enhance the reader's understanding of the diseases.

Ravindra Nath Sharma: Professor of Pathology and Avian Diseases, School of Veterinary Medicine St. George’s University, Grenada, West Indies

Neelesh Sharma: Senior Assistant Professor, Division of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology Jammu, R.S. Pura, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Section-1: Basics About Avian: 1.Glossary of Poultry Terms 2.Taxonomy of Avian Species 3.Immunity and Inflammation in Birds Section-2: Bacterial Diseases: 4. Avian Salmonellosis 5.Paratyphoid Infections 6.Arizonosis 7.Avian Mycoplasmosis 8.Colibacillosis / Escherichia Coli Infections 9.Fowl Cholera 10.Riemerella Anatipestifer Infection 11.Erysipelas 12.Yersinia Pseudotuberculosis (Pasteurella Pseudotuberculosis) 13.Campylobacter Infections 14.Spirochetosis 15.Avian Intestinal Spirochetosis 16.Clostridial Infections 17.Infectious Coryza (Fowl Coryza) 18.Ornithobacterium Rhinotracheale Infection 19.Bardetellosis (Turkey Coryza) 20.Mycobacteriosis 21.Chlamydiosis 22.Omphalitis (Navel ill, Mushy chick disease) 23.Staphylococcosis 24.Streptococcus 25.Enterococcosis Section-3: Viral Diseases: 26.Newcastle Disease (ND; Avian Pneumoencephalitis) 27.Pneumovirus Infections (Turkey Rhinotracheitis, TRT and Swollen Head Syndrome, SHS) 28.Infectious Laryngotracheitis (Laryngotracheitis, ILT; LT) 29.Infectious Bronchitis (IB) 30.Infectious Anemia (Chicken Anemia Agent [CAA] infection) 31.Adenovirus Infections of Chickens 32.Quail Bronchitis (QB) 33.Inclusion Body Hepatitis (IBH; Adenoviral Infection) 34.Hydropericardium Syndrome (HS) 35.EGG Drop Syndrome 1976 (EDS 76) 36.Viral Arthritis 37.Fowl Pox (Pox; Avian Pox) 38.Infectious Bursal Disease (IBD; Gumboro Disease) 39.Marek’s Disease 40.Avian Leukosis (LL) (Lymphoid Leukosis, LL) 41.Myelocytomatosis 42.Reticuloendotheliosis 43.Avian Nephritis 44.Avian Influenza (AI; Influenza; Fowl Plague) 45.Avian Encephalomyelitis 46.Coronaviral Enteritis of Turkeys (CVE) (Blue comb disease, mud fever, transmissible enteritis, infectious enteritis) 47.Hemorrhagic Enteritis of Turkeys (HE; BLOODY GUT) 48.Duck Virus Enteritis (DVE, Duck Plague) 49.Duck Virus Hepatitis (DVH) 50.Eastern Equine Encephalitis (Eee) Virus Infection 51.West Nile Virus (WNV) Section-4: Fungal Diseases: 52.Aspergillosis (Brooder pneumonia) 53.Candidiasis (Thrush; Mycosis of Digestive Tract) 54.Cryptococcosis 55.Dermatophytosis (FAVUS) 56.Mycotoxicosis Section-5: Parasitic Disease: 57.Coccidiosis 58.Cryptosporidiosis 59.Histomoniasis (Black Head; Enterohepatitis) 60.Trichomoniasis 61.Toxoplasmosis 62.Nematodes (Round Worms) 63.Tapeworms (Cestodes) 64.Blood Borne Parasite 65.Ectoparasites Section-6: Deficiency Diseases: 66.Vitamin Deficiency 67.Mineral Deficiency Section-7: Miscellaneous Disorder: 68.Bumble Foot (Pododermatitis/ Planter absces) 69.Cage Layer Fatigue (Osteoporosis) 70.Stunting Runting Syndrome 71.Ascites Syndrome (Water belly, Right ventricular failure, Hypertension syndrome) 72.Hypoglycemia-Spiking Mortality Syndrome of Broiler Chickens (HSMS) 73.Proventricular Dilatation of Broiler Chickens 74.Round Heart Disease of Chickens and Turkeys (Dilated cardiomyopathy)