AVIAN DISEASE LABORATORY, NAMAKKAL

Objectives

• Farm Visits
• Post-mortem examination and laboratory diagnosis of disease
• Lab confirmation of diseases
• Antibody monitoring against Newcastle disease
• Technical advices
• Training in poultry farming
• Publication of technical information

Major Activities

1. Post Mortem Examination: Poultry farmers in and around Namakkal bring the deed and ailing birds to Avian Disease Laboratory, Namakkal for finding the cause of death.
2. Poultry Disease Diagnosis: Suitable materials are collected from the ailing birds and during post mortem and are used for the detection of specific antigen/antibody demonstration.
3. Serology: Antibody titration for ND, IB and IBD is regularly done.
4. Antibiotic sensitivity test: It is done to decide the choice of drug for treatment in case of bacterial infections of poultry.
5. Water analysis for Microbial load: Water, being the source of infections for poultry, is analyzed for the level of bacterial contamination.
6. Feed Microbiology: Various raw materials to be used for poultry feed are checked for their microbial quality.
7. Disease Investigation: Whenever there is problem of disease outbreak in poultry farms, steps are taken by Avian Disease Laboratory, Namakkal to ascertain the root cause of the problem and complete disease investigation.
8. Farm Visits: Farm visits are undertaken by Avian Disease Laboratory, Namakkal to solve the problem faced by poultry farmers.
9. Advice: Advice on management, disease prevention and control measures and schedule of vaccination is regularly offer to the poultry farmers.
10. Atmospheric Microbial load in Poultry Shed and Hatchery: It is done to find out the level of contamination at shed environment.
11. Revenue generated during 2002 - 2003: Rs.2,21,258/- (Rupees two lakhs twenty one thousand two hundred and fifty eight only).
12. Education: M.V.Sc. and Ph.D students of various faculties from Madras Veterinary and Veterinary College and Research Institute are utilizing this center for collection of clinical materials for their research programme.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS (2002 - 2003)

a. No. of post-mortem conducted	: 1731
b. No. of farmers brought birds for PM	: 1731
c. Firm visited	: 74
d. Advices given	: 2522
e. No. of disease investigation	: 74
f. Clinical material examined	: 20931
g. No. of HA conducted for antigen detection	: 905
h. No. of HI conducted for ND antibody	: 20012
i. No. of drug sensitivity and other cultural work carried out on poultry specimen	: 125
j. No. of water sample analysis done	: 774
k. No. of examination of liver impression smear	: 171
l. No. of culture test and Feed sample	: 587

Important Events organized

Organized the Demonstration of EDS-76 antibody diagnostic kit to professionals from different hatcheries and poultry farms in Namakkal on 19-03-2003.

Charges for various services offered

1. Post mortem examination of birds	: Rs.10/-
2. Haemagglutination test	: Rs.10/-
3. Haemagglutination inhibition test (Serum)	: Rs.10/-
4. Haemagglutination inhibtion test (Filter paper)	: Rs. 5/-
5. Smear Examination	: Rs.10/-
6. Culture Test	: Rs.50/-
7. EID50 for Vaccine	: Rs.500/-
8. Antibiotic Sensitivity Test	: Rs.100/-
9. Water Analysis	: Rs.50/-
10. QAGPT for IBD	: Rs.10/-
11. Farm Visit	: Rs.50/-

Timings

Week days : 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
Saturday : 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.

FACULTY

Dr. B.Mohan, Professor and Head
Dr. S.Saravanan, Assistant Professor
Dr. A.Arulmozhi, Assistant Professor