This document provides information about a textbook titled "Jibachha’s Textbook of Basic Livestock Health Management-II". It was edited by Dr. Jibachha Sah, Dr. Prabhakar Kumar Shah and Dr. Jyoti Kumari Sah. The textbook covers topics related to common bacterial, viral, fungal, protozoal, ecto-parasitic, endo-parasitic, metabolic and deficiency diseases of livestock and poultry. It also includes practical sessions on examining milk, performing vaccinations, identifying internal and external parasites, and more. The textbook is designed for veterinary students in Nepal and provides information in an easy to understand manner.

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Jibachha’s Textbook of
Basic Livestock Health Management-II
(CTEVT SEE, Class XI & Diploma Level New Syllabus 2021)
Dr. Jibachha Sah
B.V.Sc. & A.H., M.V.Sc. (T.U.)
Laboratory Training, NDDB, Gujarat, India
Master in Homeopathy Medicine (One year online)
Dr. Prabhakar Kumar Shah
B.V.Sc. & A.H. (P.U.), M.V.Sc. (Medicine, AFU)
Master in Homeopathy Medicine (One year online)
Director
Dr. Jyoti Kumari Sah
B.V.Sc. & A.H. (T.U.), M.Sc. (Scholar)
Master in Homeopathy Medicine (One year online)
Consultant Veterinary Physician
Jibachha’s Veterinary Hospital (P) Ltd.
Sanepa-2, Jhamsikhel, Lalitpur
JibachhaVeterinaryHospitalResearch&TrainingCenter(P.)Ltd.
Bharatpur-4, Narayangarh, Chitwan
E-mail: vhrtc@yahoo.com, Tel: +977-56-493726
Jibachha Publishing
(Veterinary Publisher and Distributors)
Bharatpur-4, Narayangarh, Chitwan, Nepal
E-mail: jibachhashah@gmail.com, Tel: +977-56-493726

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Edited by : Dr. Jibachha Sah, Dr. Prabhakar Kumar Shah and Dr. Jyoti Kumari Sah
Copyright @ 30 October, 2023, Jibachha Publishing.
All right reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, store in
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E-mail: jibachhashah@gmail.com
ISBN: 978-9937-7-27-00-6
Price: Rs. 1150/-
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Basic Livestock Health Management-II
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AGID : Agar Gel Immunodiffusion Assay
ASF : African swine fever
B Q : Black Quarter
CBPP : Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia
CCPP : Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia
CDV : Canine distemper virus
CMT : California mastitis test
CRD : Chronic respiratory disease
CSF : Classical swine fever
DFA : Direct fluorescent antibody
EAE : Enzootic abortion of ewes
ELISA : Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
FAT : Fluorescent antibody test
FMD : Foot-and-mouth disease
H S : Hemorrhagic septicemia
IBD : Infectious bursal disease
MG : Mycoplasma gallisepticum
MM : Mycoplasma meleagridis
MS : Mycoplasma synoviae
OAV : Oil adjuvant vaccine
PD : Pullorum Disease
PPR : Peste des petits ruminants
RST : Rapid serum agglutination
ABBREVIATION
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“Jibachha’s Textbook of Basic Livestock Health Management-II” is edited
by Dr. Jibachha Sah (M.V.Sc.), Dr. Prabhakar Kumar Shah (M.V.Sc. Vet. Med.) and
Dr. Jyoti Kumari Sah (B.V.Sc. & A.H.), M.Sc. Scholar with sales of their previous 45
books.
This book is designed for SEE, Grade XI, and Diploma Level New Syllabus
2021 CTEVT Students of Veterinary Science. The content of this book is based on the
CTEVT syllabus on Basic Livestock Health Management.
The first section includes all the theory topics: Common bacterial, viral,
fungal, and protozoal diseases of livestock, horses, pig, dog and poultry; Ecto and
endo-parasitic diseases of livestock and poultry Metabolic and deficiency diseases of
livestock and poultry and basic concepts of zoonotic diseases.
The second part of this book is based on practical sessions, which include;
Examine of milk and CMT; Perform sterilization and preparation of glassware for
culture; Prepare media; Examine milk culture and Gram’s staining; Perform vaccinations
on livestock and poultry; Identify common cattle and buffalo internal parasites; Identify
common internal parasites of sheep and goat; Identify common internal parasites of
poultry; Identify external parasites in livestock; Identify external parasites of poultry;
Collect blood and examine the protozoa; Examine urine for ketone bodies; Perform
skin scrapping; Perform a postmortem on sheep or goat and Perform postmortem of
poultry.
In the series of our 45 books on the veterinary clinical field, this book is purely
a syllabus-based book that is written with authentic textbooks and references. This book
is designed especially for veterinary students of technical education in an easy, concise,
understandable manner and with a quick reference.
The authors’ extensive experience in publishing veterinary books for students
and coordinating animal health was heavily weighted in the preparation of this course
book; a serious student will thus find the book user-friendly and easy to read and
understand. We strongly believe that “Jibachha’s Textbook of Basic Livestock Health
Management-II” adequately meets the needs of veterinary students and teachers.
Dr. Prabhakar Kumar Shah
B.V.Sc. & A.H. (P.U.), M.V.Sc. (Medicine, AFU)
Dr. Jibachha Sah
B.V.Sc. & A.H., M.V.Sc. (T.U.)
Dr. Jyoti Kumari Sah
B.V.Sc. & A.H. (T.U.), M.Sc. (Scholar)
PREFACE

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CONTENTS
Abbreviation
Preface
Unit-1 Bacterial diseases of livestock
1.1 Common bacterial diseases of livestock 1
1.2 Introduction, causative agent, clinical signs,
diagnosis, treatment, control and prevention of: 10
1.2.1 Hemorrhagic septicemia 10
1.2.2 Anthrax 19
1.2.3 Black quarter 27
1.2.4 Mastitis 33
1.2.5 Tetanus 45
1.2.6 Brucellosis 52
1.2.7 Foot rot 57
1.2.8 Enterotoxaemia 60
1.2.9 Strangles 63
1.2.10 Glanders 65
1.2.11 CBPP (Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia) 71
1.2.12 CCPP (Contagious caprine Pleuropneumonia) 72
Unit 2 Bacterial diseases of poultry
2.1 Common bacterial diseases of poultry 78
2.2 Introduction, causative agent, clinical signs,
diagnosis, treatment, control and prevention of: 78
2.2.1 Pullorum disease (PD) 78
2.2.2 Chronic respiratory disease (CRD) 82
2.2.3 Colibacillosis 85
2.2.4 Fowl typhoid (FT) 89
2.2.5 Mycoplasmosis 92

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Unit 3 Viral diseases of Livestock
3.1 Common viral diseases of livestock 98
3.2 Introduction, causative agent, clinical signs,
diagnosis, treatment, control and prevention of: 102
3.2.1 Rabies 102
3.2.2 Rinderpest 112
3.2.3 Foot and mouth disease (FMD) 114
3.2.4 Pestes petits ruminant (PPR) 123
3.2.5 Swine fever 130
3.2.6 Canine distemper 135
Unit 4 Viral diseases of poultry
4.1 Common viral diseases of poultry 141
4.2 Introduction, causative agent, clinical signs,
diagnosis, treatment, control and prevention of: 142
4.2.1 Ranikhet disease 142
4.2.2 Gumboro disease 149
4.2.3 Marek’s disease 151
4.2.4 Infectious bronchitis 158
4.2.5 Fowl pox 162
4.2.6 Avian influenza (Bird flu) 164
Unit 5 Fungal diseases of livestock and poultry
5.1 Common fungal diseases of livestock and poultry 168
5.2 Introduction, causative agent, clinical signs,
diagnosis, treatment, control and prevention of: 169
5.2.1 Ring worm 169
5.2.2 Fungal Dermatitis 171
5.2.3 Mycotoxiosis 172
5.2.4 Aspergillosis in poultry 174
Unit 6 Protozoal diseases of livestock and poultry
6.1 Common protozoal diseases of livestock and poultry 176
6.1.1 Commonly protozoal disease of livestock 176
6.1.2 Commonly protozoal disease of poultry 176
6.2 Introduction, causative agent, clinical signs,
diagnosis, treatment, control and prevention of 176
6.2.1 Anaplasmosis 176
6.2.2 Babesiosis 180
6.2.3 Trypanosomiasis 184

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6.2.4 Theileriosis 187
6.2.5 Coccidiosis in livestock and poultry 189
Unit 7 Ecto and Endo-parasitic diseases of livestock and poultry
7.1 Common ecto- and endo-parasitic diseases of
livestock and poultry 193
7.2 Introduction, causative agent, clinical signs,
diagnosis, treatment, control and prevention of 194
7.2.1 Fasciolosis 194
7.2.2 Amphistomiasis 199
7.2.3 Round worm of ruminants – large and small 201
7.2.4 Round worm of pig and poultry 203
7.2.5 Gid 206
7.2.6 Ectoparasitic infestation of lice and ticks 208
7.2.7 Ectoparasitic infestation of mites and leaches 211
Unit 8 Metabolic and deficiency diseases of livestock and poultry
8.1 Common metabolic and deficiency diseases of
livestock and poultry 217
8.2 Introduction, etiology, clinical signs, diagnosis,
treatment, control and prevention of 218
8.2.1 Milk Fever 218
8.2.2 Grass tetany 224
8.2.3 Ketosis 227
8.2.4 Visceral gout in poultry 230
8.2.5 Rickets 233
8.2.6 Vitamin deficiency in livestock and poultry 234
8.2.7 Mineral deficiency in livestock and poultry 236
Unit 9 Basic concepts of Zoonotic diseases
9.1 Important of zoonotic diseases and concept of
one health 238
9.2 Milk borne zoonotic diseases 240
9.3 Meat borne zoonotic diseases 241
Practical
Practical 1 Examine of milk and CMT 245
Practical 2 Perform sterilization and preparation of glassware
for culture 248

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Practical 3 Prepare media 251
Practical 4 Examine milk culture and Gram’s staining 253
Practical 5 Perform vaccination in livestock and poultry 255
Practical 6 Identify common cattle and buffalo internal parasites 258
6.1 Cattle common stomach worms nematodes (round
worms) are 258
1. Haemonchus contortus (barber’s pole worm) 258
2. Cooperia onchophora (Cattle) 259
3. Ostertagia ostertagi (Cattle) 259
4. Trichostrongylus spp. (Sheep, goats and cattle)260
5. Nematodirus battus (Mainly sheep but
sometimes cattle) 260
6. Filarial worm 260
7. Strongyloides 261
8. Ascaris (Toxocara vitulorum) 261
6.2 The common trematodes (flat worm) of cattle are 262
6.2.1 Cattle trematodes (flat worms) are common 262
1. Fasciola hepatica (Liver fluke) 262
2. Fasciola gigantica (Liver fluke) 263
3. Parmphistomum (Rumen fluke,
conical fluke) 264
6.3 The common Cestodes (tapeworm) of cattle are 266
1. Moniezia species 266
Practical 7 Identify common internal parasites of sheep and goat 269
Practical 8 Identify common internal parasites of poultry 271
Practical 9 Identify external parasites of livestock 273
Practical 10 Identify external parasites of poultry 275
Practical 11 Collect blood and examine the protozoa 277
Practical 12 Examine urine for ketone bodies 283
Practical 13 Perform skin scrapping 286
Practical 14 Perform postmortem of sheep or goat 288
Practical 15 Perform postmortem of poultry 291
Viva Objective question answer 294
Alphabetical index 342
Reference Books 348
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