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Ranikhet disease is concerned with

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cattles
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fish
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poultry
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silk moth
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The correct option is C poultry
Ranikhet which is also known as New Castle Disease or Doyle’s disease is an acute, infectious and highly contagious disease of fowls (poultry), characterized by respiratory distress, nervous symptoms and high mortality. It is caused by Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV). Ranikhet disease has become a major menace to the world’s poultry industry. It also affects turkeys, pigeons, grows, ducks, geese, koel pheasants, guinea-fowl, partridges and doves.

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