Prevalence of Major Infectious Diseases of Commercial Chicken in Bangladesh: A Review

Abstract

A number of infectious diseases hindered the growth of poultry industry in Bangladesh. But information on the prevalence of infectious diseases are limitedly available. The study was to accumulate the reported data to provide a overview about the prevalence of infectious diseases. Relevant articles were searched using google scholar published in between 2001 and 2009. The articles that fulfilled the inclusion criterias were included in the study and other articles were excluded. Data was extracted and recorded in table. Proportionate prevalence was used for the comparison between bird type. In broiler chicken, the observed range of prevalence of IBD was (17-28%) followed by ND (8-10%), IB (0-15%), Salmonellosis (1-15%), Colibacillosis (3-12%), Mycoplasmosis (7-12%) and Coccidiosis (3-8%) in commercial farming. In commercial layer chicken the observed range of prevalence of IBD was (01-12%), ND (6-17%), IB (0-5%), Colibacillosis (3-15%), Salmonellosis (5-30%), Mycoplsmosis (9-15%) and Coccidiosis (5-12%). In this study, it was observed that there was a marked influence of different seasons on the occurrence of different diseases. Proper vaccination measures are recommended to control diversified diseases.