NECROTIC ENTERITIS IN BROILER CHICKENS IN ASSIUT GOVERNORATE | ||||
| Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal | ||||
| Article 18, Volume 41.2, Issue 82, July 1999, Page 239-246 PDF (1.87 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Research article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/avmj.1999.182696 | ||||
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| 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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