This course provides a comprehensive overview of managing avian diseases. It starts by introducing the background and challenges faced in modern poultry production. It then delves into eradication and control programs tailored for different disease categories. The course elaborates on biosecurity measures, encompassing conceptual, structural, and procedural aspects, to prevent disease introduction and spread. Epidemiological principles are discussed to guide effective disease control. Finally, the course outlines strategies for disease prevention, diagnosis (including monitoring, surveillance, and confirmation), and control (biocontainment), emphasizing practical approaches to safeguard poultry health, productivity, and welfare.

This course is part of a series of technique training focusing on vegetable cultivation and poultry feeding, offered under the Country Pilot Project titled "Sustainable Agriculture and Value Chain Development SSTC Cities Project Pilot Initiative in Nepal".