Pasteurella species are often encountered in small ruminants as major pathogens in respiratory illnesses resulting in heavy losses. Present study was aimed towards finding out the occurrence of Pasteurella spp. in small ruminants as respiratory pathogen and detection of virulence in them by phenotypic and genotypic characterization. | Emergence of virulent pasteurella multocida and mannheimia hemolytica in sheep and goats of Western Maharashtra India