Newcastle disease in local hens – A case report

Newcastle Disease traditional local chicken farming epidemiology anatomopathology virology

Authors

  • I Nyoman Surya Tri Hartaputera
    surya.trihartaputra2@gmail.com
    Veterinary Profession Student, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Udayana University, Denpasar, Indonesia
  • Gusti Ayu Yuniati Kencana Laboratory of Veterinary Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Udayana Unversity, Denpasar, Indonesia
  • Anak Agung Ayu Mira Adi Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Udayana University, Denpasar, Indonesia
  • Putu Henrywaesa Sudipa Laboratory of Veterinary Mycology and Bacteriology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Udayana University, Denpasar, Indonesia
  • I Nyoman Sulabda Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Udayana University, Denpasar, Indonesia

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Traditional local chicken farming, as opposed to commercial poultry breeds, faces numerous disease-related challenges, with one of the prominent threats being the Newcastle disease virus. This case report describes 8-week-old local hens infected with the Newcastle disease virus detected through epidemiological aspect, pathological, and virology investigations. The morbidity of this farm was 65%, with 20% mortality and 30.7% case fatality rate. The anatomopathology and histopathology examination revealed pathological changes in various organs. Laboratory tests using the Haemmaglutination-Inhibition and Haemmaglutination assays confirmed the presence of the Newcastle disease virus. Based on clinical symptoms, anatomopathological findings, histopathological analysis, virus isolation, and identification, it is concluded that the affected hens were infected with viscerotropic velogenic Newcastle disease.

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Hartaputera INST, Kencana GAY, Adi AAAM, Sudipa PH, Sulabda IN. Newcastle disease in local hens – A case report. ARSHI vet lett [Internet]. 2024 Feb. 8 [cited 2026 Jun. 6];8(1):9-10. Available from: https://journal.ipb.ac.id/arshivetlett/article/view/52904

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