Fatty liver kidney syndrome (FLKS) in peafowl chicks (Pavo cristatus) and its management Karikalan M.3, Kumar Asok M.1,3, Raguvaran R.2,3, Palanivelu M.1,3, Dimri Umesh2,3, Sharma A.K.3,* 3Centre for Wildlife Conservation, Management and Disease Surveillance, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar-243 122, Uttar Pradesh, India 1Division of Pathology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar-243 122, Uttar Pradesh, India 2Division of Medicine, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar-243 122, Uttar Pradesh, India *Corresponding author: e-mail: aksharmaivri@rediffmail.com
Abstract The present report describes the occurrence of fatty liver kidney syndrome (FLKS) in peafowl chicks. The history of the case revealed that 3 chicks were rescued and rehabilitated in Divisional Forest office, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. After two weeks of stall feeding, the chicks exhibited signs of dullness, anorexia, ruffled feathers. The chicks were brought for treatment to Referral Veterinary Polyclinic, ICAR-IVRI. Among three chicks, one died during transit. The dead chick was necropsied to ascertain the cause of death. The conjunctiva was pale. In the abdominal cavity, there was a blood clot adhered to the parietal surface of the left side liver lobe. The liver was yellowish, swollen with rounded borders and the consistency was friable. Kidneys showed sub-capsular haemorrhages, swollen, yellowish tinged and were nephrotic. Microscopically, the liver showed haemorrhages, fatty changes in the hepatocytes and multifocal areas of coagulative necrosis.Kidney section also revealed hemorrhages and cloudy swelling of tubular epithelial cells. Based on the gross and histopathological findings the case was diagnosed as Fatty Liver Kidney Syndrome. The live ailing chicks responded tooral supplementation with biotin for a period of one month. Top Keywords Biotin, Fatty liver kidney syndrome, Peafowl. Top |