Studies on pancreatic pathology of poultry in different diseases in relation to season, age, sex and varieties of birds Kumar Brajesh, Gupta M.K.*, Kumar Sanjit, Lakra Praggya Priya Department of Veterinary Pathology, Ranchi Veterinary College, BAU, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India *Address for Correspondence Gupta M.K., University Professor & Chairman, Department of Veterinary Pathology, Ranchi Veterinary College, BAU, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India, E-mail: madhurendu.gupta@gmail.com
Online Published on 27 March, 2024. Abstract Poultry have a well-developed pancreas which is in the abdominal cavity in between the loop of duodenum. Present study was taken up to evaluate the pancreatic pathology of poultry in different diseases in relation to season, age, sex, and varieties of birds. The study spanned over a period of one year from December 2017 to November 2018. Pancreatic pathology was assessed at the time of performing postmortem examination of all the birds submitted to the Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry (C.V.Sc. &AH), Ranchi, Jharkhand. In our study, 22.23% birds showed definite pancreatic pathology in eight different varieties of birds. Kadaknath birds were most susceptible (85.71%) followed by broiler birds (75.34%), whereas, Punjab breed semi synthetic line (PB2) variety, Crossbreed, Jharsim and Desi birds showed moderate susceptibility, while Delham Red (DR) and Vanraja variety showed lesser susceptibility. Season wise study showed highest percentage of pancreatic pathology in monsoon (28.84%) followed by summer (22.57%) and least in winter (12.92%) season. A significant variation was observed in the susceptibility to pancreatic pathology under different disease conditions between different age groups of birds. Age wise highest pancreatic pathology was registered in grower birds (33.69%) followed by chicks (20.06%) and adult birds (19.54%). The incidence of pancreatic pathology was significantly higher in female (52.49%) than male (47.51%) birds. Top Keywords Age, Pancreatic pathology, Poultry, Season, Sex. Top |