Abstract:IntroductionAvibacterium paragallinarum (Av.paragallinarum) is the causative agent of infectious coryza (IC) in chicken, an economically devastating disease of poultry industry. Despite the availability of effective vaccines against IC, the infection is rampant in unorganized poultry sector. Moreover, reports of wider host susceptibility in poultry farms and under field conditions are also emerging. Av.paragallinarum affects the upper respiratory tract of birds and has a predilection for the nasal turbinates. … Show more
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