Outbreaks of verminous bronchopulmonitis among sheep and goats in HimachalPradesh

The detailed investigations on 5 outbreaks of verminous bronchopulmonitis i n peak winter among migratory Gaddi sheep and goats in Himachal Pradesh wer e described. The clinical symptoms, gross lesions and histopathological alt erations were studied. The concurrent ailments due to nematodes i.e. Dictyo caulus filaria and Protostrongylus rufescens and bacteria such as E. coli, Corynebacterium spp., Pasteurella haemolytica, P. multocida and Streptococc us pyogenes were diagnosed. The serological evidence of peste des petits ru minants (PPR) was confirmed in 20 animals manifesting stomatitis and glossi tis.