INTAS POLIVET
Open Access
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue: 2

Diagnosis and Management of Peste Des Petits Ruminants (PPR) in Ovines

  • Author:
  • B. Ekambaram1,, M.M. Rajesh2, C. Vijaya Kumar2
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 418 to 421

1Principal Scientist, Livestock Research Station, Network Project on Sheep Improvement, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University (SVVU), Palamaner-517408, Andhra Pradesh

2Scientist, Livestock Research Station, Network Project on Sheep Improvement, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University (SVVU), Palamaner-517408, Andhra Pradesh

Livestock Research Station, Network Project on Sheep Improvement, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University (SVVU), Palamaner-517408, Andhra Pradesh

*Corresponding author. E-mail: dr_ekambaram@rediffmail.com

Online published on 2 April, 2016.

Abstract

The study analysed the epidemiology, clinical management and preventive strategies adopted for control of PPR infection in sheep. 50 sheep were diagnosed to be affected with PPR amongs which 5 died. Majority of the deaths were observed due to severe diarrhoea followed by broncho pneumonia due to severe immune suppression in the affected animals.

Keywords

Clinical management, Peste des Petits Ruminants, mortality, prevalence