Concurrent Infection of Newcastle Disease Virus with Pasteurella Multocida in Budgerigars (Melopsittacus undnlatus)

摘要

The Budgerigars (.Melopsittacus undulatus) belongs to the order Psittaciformes and family Psittacidae and it is a most common pet parrot in the world. This is a record of concurrent infection of Newcastle disease virus with Pasteurella multocida in budgerigars. Twelve adult (5 male and 7 female) budgerigars were brought to the Madras Veterinary College, Department of Veterinary pathology for postmortem examination. History revealed that 100 budgerigars were maintained in a private farm. Among that 18birds (8 male and 10 female) died over a period of three days with the clinical signs of anorexia, dullness, greenish white diarrhoea and torticolis. Samples of the spleen and brain were collected to do PCR to confirm Newcastle disease. Heart blood andlung impression smears and swabs were also collected to rule out pasteurellosis.