LPM 222: Diversified poultry production and current concepts in poultry management and marketing [Livestock Production Management (Regional Interest)] (1+1)

NEWCASTLE DISEASE

• The Newcastle Disease Virus is of the genus Pnramyxoviruses which has been isolated from geese.
• Clinical signs are the exception rather than the rule, but when present, consist of greenish diarrhoea and, occasionally, disorders of the central nervous system.
• In many cases, geese may be infected without showing any clinical symptoms, yet they can be carriers for a prolonged period.
• Usually geese are not vaccinated since Newcastle disease is not generally a problem for them.