NECROTIC ENTERITIS IN BROILER CHICKENS IN ASSIUT GOVERNORATE | ||
| Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal | ||
| Article 18, Volume 41.2, Issue 82, July 1999, Pages 239-246 PDF (1.87 M) | ||
| Document Type: Research article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/avmj.1999.182696 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Sohair Z. Hussein; Fatma A. Mustfa | ||
| Animal Health Research Institute Assiut Regional Laboratory | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Sixty intestinal samples of broiler chickens 4-6 weeks old were collected from private chicken farms in Assiut Governorate, direct microscopic examination of intestinal and cecal smeares revealed that 75 % of samples were positive to either intestinal/cecal or even mixed coccidiosis. 30 samples (50 %. In vitro Clostridium perfringens was isolated from test indicated that Neomycin, Epicillin, Thiamphenicol, sensitivity and oxytetracycline were highly effective against tested Kitamox clostridium isolates. Experimental infection by oral route to 3 days old chicks lead to 80% mortality. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Key Words: Necrotic Enteritis; Broiler | ||
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