Masood Saleem Mir

Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir | SKUAST-K · Department of Veterinary Pathology

The aim of the study was to examine the Pathological analysis of naturally occurring Newcastle disease in broiler chickens during the period of May to August, 2019 in commercial broiler farms at Ganderbal district of Kashmir. In this study, a total number of ten outbreaks were recorded in different poultry farms and dead birds that were brought to...

Age and district wise overall mortality and mortality due to Colibacillosis in commercial broiler farms of Kashmir valley was studied. The overall mortality among broiler chicken was 4.82% with the highest mortality of 1.48% recorded from 15-21 days of age and the least mortality of 0.21% was recorded in the age group beyond 28 days of age. The pro...

The study was planned to evaluate the use of laparoscopy for the diagnosis and retrieval of abdominal cysts in sheep and goats. The abdominal cysts were located in 10 of 135 adult, healthy small ruminants by using ultrasonography (USG). Percutaneous Puncture-Aspiration-Injection-Reaspiration (PAIR) technique was used for six animals. Thirty animals...

hepathopathy in chicken observed in different disease conditions

Changthangi sheep, one of the indigenous breeds of Jammu and Kashmir, India, is reared by the nomadic tribe Changpas in the Changthang region of Ladakh. It is a dual purpose breed known for wool and mutton production. The breed supports the livelihood of the Changpas besides Pashmina goat rearing. Changpas use the wool locally for production of loc...

The objective of the study was to evaluate a pinhole castration technique in male ponies. Adult ponies (n = 12) were randomly allotted to one of the two equal groups. Both of the groups were anaesthetised with xylazine–ketamine–diazepam and had single (SLS, SLC) ligation of the spermatic cord on one side and double (DLS, DLC) ligation on the other...

Kashmir Merino is the fine wool breed developed from cross of native sheep breeds of Kashmir valley (India) and Delain Merino rams (USA). This new breed is very popular in the temperate Himalayan region of Kashmir, for wool and mutton production, thereby contributing significantly to the economy of local farmers. We determined seroprevalence and as...

A study was conducted to evaluate chemical composition, nutritive value and nutrient utilization of Himalayan Elm (Ulmus wallichiana) in goats. The leaves contained (in g/kg dry matter) 185.94 crude protein, 19.30 calcium, 2.84 phosphorus, 2.87 condensed tannin, 155.67 starch and with 69.67, 75.67, 68.00 and 60.33% for in vitro digestibility values...

The scenario of poultry diseases has also changed with emerging and re-emerging diseases flaring up, thus imposing a threat to the poultry industry. Among poultry diseases, avian colibacillosis caused by Escherichia coli results in huge economic loss in terms of huge mortality. The present study was thus aimed to isolate and identify the Avian Path...

impact of cold stress in chicken

The environmental stress has been reported to affect gut histomorphology of chicken. Hence, the present study was undertaken to investigate the influence of cold stress and its remedial measures on jejunal histomorphology of broiler chicken. 270 day-old commercial broiler birds were distributed into 7 treatments groups, each having 3 replicates of...

The present study was conceded to evaluate the mineral concentration of lymphoid organs of broiler chicken in commonly encountered immunosuppressive diseases like an infectious bursal disease, Newcastle disease, colibacillosis, and concurrent infections of IBD-ND and IBD-coccidiosis. A total of 500 broiler chickens from each outbreak were examined,...

The present study was aimed to investigate the clinical, haematological, and serum biochemical alterations in commercial broiler chickens affected with pulmonary hypertension syndrome. Clinical signs were recorded. Haematological indices were investigated using a MS-4 automatic haem-analyser (MELET Schloesing Laboratories, France). Serum biochemica...

A biological trial was conducted on commercial chicks during the winter months (December and January). Day old commercial meat type broiler chicks (273) were procured from a reputed source. Cold conditioning (2°C to 8°C) at third and fourth day of age for 3-4 hours was provided to 78 birds. These early cold conditioned birds were kept separate unti...

Mycoplasmosis, the diseases caused by mycoplasma, are one of the challenging and continuous threats to small ruminant farming. They cause heavy morbidity (upto 100%), mortality (10-100%) and huge economic loss. Common diseases caused by mycoplasma organisms are contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (mostly in goats), contagious agalactia (both sheep a...

Present study was aimed to investigate the prevalence and associated epidemiological factors of Pulmonary Hypertension Syndrome (Ascites) in commercial broiler chickens. Samples comprised of mortalities from various poultry farms operating in Srinagar, Ganderbal, and Budgam, Districts along with their adjoining areas during April 2014 to June 2015....

The present study was carried out on ovines of four administrative blocks of Ganderbal i.e., Lar, Ganderbal, Wakura and Kangan from May 2016 to July 2017. A multi-stage simple random sampling technique was used to determine sample size. The total sample size as calculated turned out to be 223 sheep. Samples of blood in clot activator tubes were col...

The present study was aimed to assess the subacute toxic effects of dimethoate using rabbits as mammalian model. TAFGOR (containing 35.5% dimethoate) was admistered @ 36 mg dimethoate/kg body weight per day orally for 14 days. The clinical signs of toxicity were dullness, anorexia, dehydration, excessive salivation, muscle contractions, staggering...

A survey was conducted to study the socioeconomic condition of sheep rearing community in Bandipora district of Kashmir. The district was divided into low-lying (Sonawari), medium altitude (Bandipora) and High altitude (Gurez) regions. Multi-stage random sampling was done in which 20% villages were selected from each region in the first stage throu...

A total of 1455 local and non-local (originating from other Indian states), slaughtered or spontaneously dead, sheep in various areas of Kashmir Valley were investigated for the presence of cystic echinococcosis over a period of one year. The overall prevalence was 7.97% with higher prevalence in local (14.3%) than in non-local sheep (6.06%). The p...

Background and Objective: Avian colibacillosis is associated with heavy economic losses to the poultry industry and generally indicative of immunosuppression in the birds. It thus warrants rapid and accurate diagnostic approaches. Therefore, the present study was aimed to assess the pathological and pharmacochemical status of broiler chickens affec...

The present study was conducted from December 2014 to April 2016 in three districts of Kashmir valley including Srinagar, Ganderbal and Budgam. 50 milk samples were collected from healthy and mastitic sheep and goats. California mastitis test was used to confirm the presence of mastitis in the animals. Direct microscopy was done to find the somatic...

The present study was carried out on ovines of four administrative blocks of Ganderbal i.e., Lar, Ganderbal, Wakura and Kangan from May 2016 to July 2017. A multi-stage simple random sampling technique was used to determine sample size. The total sample size as calculated turned out to be 223 sheep. Samples of blood in clot activator tubes were col...

The present experimental work was conducted to elucidate the pathological changes in broiler chickens after ziram intoxication. For this study 120 apparently healthy broiler chicks were reared up to 2 weeks of age and allocated randomly to two groups, i.e. sub-chronic toxicity (N=90) and control group (N=30). Toxicity was induced in broiler chicks...

Fungicides are usually used in agriculture and often find their way in poultry feed. Therefore, a study was undertaken to study the in vivo effect of one such fungicide (ziram) induced intoxication on pathomorphology of broiler chicken. After 2 weeks of age the birds were given fungicide (Ziram) in feed as a single oral dose of 100 mg/kg body weigh...

Objective: Kushta Qalai, a Herbo-mineral effective formulation of Unani medicine used for the treatment of male sex disorders has as yet not been evaluated for pre clinical toxicity study. The objective of the study was to investigate the Sub-Chronic oral toxicity study of Kushta Qalai Drug as well as Crude material (the un-detoxified form) in youn...

The present work was conducted to elucidate the haematological changes in broiler chickens after Ziram intoxication. For this study, 150 apparently healthy broiler chicks were reared up to 2 weeks of age and randomly allocated to four groups, i.e. acute (N=10), sub-acute (N=20), sub-chronic (N=90) and control (N=30). Toxicity was induced following...

A study was conducted to evaluate the effect of cold and nutritional stress on the blood metabolic profile of Corriedale sheep. Ten animals were randomly selected from each of four different age and sex groups of Corriedale sheep. Blood samples were collected from these animals at monthly intervals during autumn (September to November) and winter (...

Comparative diabetogenic potentials of alloxan, streptozotocin (STZ) and alloxan-streptozotocin cocktail in rabbits was investigated. ‘New Zealand White ’rabbits, 1–1.5 kg body weight (b.w.), were administered 100 mg alloxan kg−1 b.w and 65 mg STZ kg−1 b.w, individually and 50 mg alloxan kg−1 b.w. and 35 mg STZ kg−1 b.w. cocktail, as single intrave...

PD (Kushta Hajrul Yahood) is a Unani drug used for the treatment of renal and bladder calculi. The aim of the study was to demonstrate the scientific validity of detoxification method for preparation of Kushta and also to investigate the sub-chronic oral toxicity study of PD and CM (Crude material of Kushta Hajrul Yahood-its Un-detoxified form) in...

Background & objectives: Streptozotocin (STZ) is used for induction of Type-1 diabetes mellitus in animal models. Its beta-cytotoxic action results in sudden release of insulin leading to severe hypoglycaemia and even mortality. However, its sensitivity varies with species. Present investigation was aimed at studying STZ induced acute clinical eff...

Beta-cytotoxic drugs like Alloxan and streptozotocin are used individually or in combination for inducing diabetic models. They cause beta-cytolysis resulting in sudden release of insulin which in turn leads to hypoglycaemia. This investigation was aimed at studying pathomorphological changes caused by hypoglycaemia induced by low doses of Alloxan-...

A study was conducted to investigate the acute toxic effects of chlorpyrifos using rabbits as mammalian model. Chlorpyrifos @ 1000 mg/Kg body weight as single oral dose (Lara-909 containing 50% chlorpyrifos) caused marked clinical changes and 50% mortality over 24 hours. Grossly congestion and petechial to ecchymotic haemorrhages were noted in live...

The present study was aimed to determine the seroprevalence of CAE in the Indian goats of both organized and unorganized sector and risk factors associated with caprine arthritis encephalitis virus infection (CAEV). A total of 360 sera samples collected from Agra-Mathura and Bareilly (UP), Rajasthan, Raipur-Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh), Srinagar-Ladakh...

Proteomic analysis using multiplex affinity reagents is perhaps the most reliable strategy to capture differentially expressed proteins that are slightly or immensely modified. In addition to expressional variation, it is comprehensively evident that the immunogenicity of a protein can be a deciding factor for instigating an inflammation afflicted-...

An extensive study was carried out in the geese rearing areas of Kashmir Valley to record the morphometric parameters which included external body measurements and visceral measurements of local geese. Among the external body measurements, body weight, bill dimensions, knob diameter, neck dimensions, length from tip of bill to tail tip and wing spa...

This paper describes pathological changes and the frequency of isolation of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Gallinarum (O: 9, 12) from internal organs in broiler chicks experimentally infected through oral or intraperitoneal routes. The experiment was conducted on 110 one-week-old chicks divided into three groups: the CR group (30 chick...

Background & Objectives: Alloxan & streptozotocin are used for inducing diabetic models. Their combination has been used to reduce the individual chemical dosage and minimize the side effects. Present investigation was aimed at studying pre-diabetic clinical changes induced by low doses of Alloxan-STZ cocktail in rabbits. Methods: New Zealand Whit...

Secondary infections following immunosuppressive affections modulate or accentuate the clinical, clinico-pathological and pathological spectrum of both primary and secondary affection. Present study was aimed to investigate the haematological alterations due to Pasteurella multocida 12A infection in sub-acute ochratoxin-A (OT-A) intoxicated rabbits...

he present study was aimed to assess the acute toxic effects of chlorpyrifos using rabbits as mammalian model. Chlorpyrifos @ 1000 mg kg−1 body weight as single oral dose (Lara-909 containing 50% chlorpyrifos) caused marked clinical changes with 50% mortality over 24 hr. Death was associated with muscular spasms and unconsciousness. Haematology sho...

Area-specific profiling of physiological and biochemical parameters in different species is prerequisite for establishing reference values valid for clinical practice. The present study was aimed at physiological, haematological and biochemical profiling of domestic geese of Kashmir. The study was conducted on 30 adult domestic geese comprising of...

Pashmina, a specialty fibre, grows as an undercoat from the follicles of Pashmina goats. The number and type of follicle constitute important determinants for quantity and quality of pashmina produced. Hence, a study was conducted to evaluate the follicle characteristics of Changthangi goats of Ladakh region. Skin samples of young (<1 year) and adu...

The present study was aimed to study the occurrence of respiratory tract affections in chickens in urban and suburban areas of Srinagar. A total of 186 broiler flocks with flock strength ranging from 374 to 10,000 birds were screened. Clinical history, mortalities and morbid pathology were noted. Studies carried out included evaluating mortality pa...

Fowl typhoid (FT) is a septicemic disease of poultry that causes considerable economic losses through mortality and increased morbidity. Infection of birds of all ages, in the field or experimentally , can result in very high mortality (5, 10). The disease is caused by the gram-negative bacterium Salmonella enterica sero-var Gallinarum (31), a memb...

To characterize the pneumonic lesions of sheep in Kashmir Valley, India, 257 lungs were collected and processed for routine histopathological examination. Histoenzymatic study was also performed to ascertain the activity of alkaline and acid phosphatases in and around the various lesions. The pneumonic lungs were characterized as acute bronchopneum...

The present study was conducted for the comparative quantitative analysis of hydatid cyst fluid for the presence of glucose, total protein, triglycerides, calcium, potassium, chloride and sodium, from ovine lungs and livers collected from local abattoirs. The study revealed that mean values of glucose, total protein, and sodium were significantly (...

The study was conducted to evaluate the metal induced abnormalities in the liver of Schizothorax niger from Dal Lake seasonally for a period of two years. The varied seasonal metal concentrations for copper (66.77 ± 3.12 to 81.68 ± 3.51 ppm), zinc (73.81 ± 2.52 to 97.84 ± 4.62 ppm), iron (204.92 ± 5.21 to 296.51 ± 4.37 ppm) and manganese (01.13 ± 0...

Alloxan is one of the frequently used beta-cytotoxic agents for the induction of Type-1 diabetes mellitus in animal models and is the drug of choice in rabbits. Its beta-cytotoxic action results in a sudden release of insulin leading to severe hypoglycaemia and even mortality if glucose therapy is not given. In the present investigation the patholo...

The study was conducted to evaluate the metal induced abnormalities in the kidneys of Schizothorax niger, Heckel from Dal lake seasonally for a period of two years. The varied seasonal metal concentrations for copper (64.61 ± 3.10 to 78.90 ± 3.42 ppm), zinc (88.77 ± 3.52 to 101.99 ± 4.03 ppm), iron (200.99 ± 5.04 to 292.61 ± 4.25 ppm) and manganese...

A total of 1385 sheep slaughtered in different abattoirs were screened. The overall prevalence of lung affections was found to be 24.18%. Age was taken as a risk factor for the occurrence of infection. The prevalence was significantly (P ≤ 0.01) higher in sheep less than 2 years of age (25.40%) as compared to the sheep greater than 2 years of age (...

Livestock production situation in agro-pastoral production system of Gurez sub-valley of Kashmir was assessed based on field visits and interview of selected households as well as group discussion with community leaders. The survey showed that livestock was the main source of income; followed by agriculture and off-farm activities. Among the livest...

Alloxan induced diabetic rabbit models are increasingly used for diabetological investigations. However, its acute glycaemic changes and clinical effects in the species have not been described. The purpose of present study was to investigate the acute glycaemic changes and clinical pattern of alloxan induced hypoglycaemia in rabbits. New Zealand Wh...

The present study was conducted in three districts of Kashmir valley viz., Srinagar, Bandipore and Ganderbal. The geese rearing areas in these districts were identified and surveyed in the year 2012 to document the existing status of geese. In all these three districts geese-rearing areas were mainly confined to the water bodies like Wular lake, Ma...

The present study was aimed to investigate the specific diseases associated with respiratory tract ailments in broiler chickens. A total of 186 broiler flocks, with a total of 488942 birds, in and around Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir) were screened for mortality pattern with special reference to clinical and postmortem examination of respiratory tract...

The present study was aimed to investigate the clinical interaction of subacute ochratoxin-A (OT-A) intoxication with Pasteurella multocida infection in rabbits. Rabbits (New Zealand White) of 8 week age, weighing 350–400 g, were allotted randomly to six groups (I to VI) having 8 to 10 animals each. Group I and II rabbits were maintained on control...

Background and Objectives: Medicinal plants are well documented for possessing antidiabetic or antihyperglycaemic potential. Abroma augusta seems to have the same effect in treating diabetes mellitus. The aim of the present experiment was to report the efficacy of the aqueous extract of the leaves of A. augusta on biochemical and histological abnor...

The study evaluates a pinhole castration technique in male stray dogs. Animals (n=18) were randomly allotted to 2 groups: group I (n=12, pinhole castration) and group II (n=6, sham control). Percutaneous (in situ) spermatic cord ligation was performed under xylazine-ketamine anesthesia in all animals of group I. Scrotal and the testicular dimension...

Aim: To describe prevalence and pathology of pneumonic pasteurellosis in sheep slaughtered in Kashmir Valley, India. Material and Methods: 2155 ovine lungs from various abattoirs were examined. Lungs with gross pneumonic lesions were collected. Specimens taken from the different lobes were collected for bacteriological culture. Based on the bacteri...