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Studies on clostridial infections in broiler chicken and ducks in Damietta governorate

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Last updated: 23 Dec 2024

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Avian diseases / production

Abstract

Clostridial infections are important concern to poultry industry because of severe economic losses and increased mortalities. This study was carried to investigate the current situation of C. Perfringens infection in broilers and ducks in Damietta governorate, Egypt. A total of 141 intestinal and liver samples were collected from diseased and dead broiler chickens with diarrheic chickens (n=129) and ducks (n=12) from private farms to De examined for Clostridium perfringens. The rate of isolation was 48.22% while isolation rate in broiler chickens and ducks was 47.22% and 58.33% respectively .In-vitro sensitivity test was made against different types of antibiotics showing that the examined isolates were highly sensitive to amoxicillin, ampicillin n and doxycycline. Detection of toxins by animal inoculation by using Guinea pigs and Identification of the isolates ; sing PCR were done .Experimental infection was done in broiler chickens Signs and post-mortem lesions  are recorded also re-isolation was done as well as histopathological findings were recorded.

DOI

10.21608/vmjg.2017.354947

Keywords

C. perfringens, Necrotic enteritis, experimental infection, Histopathological findings, cooked meat media, PCR

Authors

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Fatma Elzahraa

Last Name

Swilam

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Reference Laboratory for Veterinary Quality Control on Poultry production, Animal Health Research Institute, Dokki, Giza

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First Name

Soad

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Youssef

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Reference Laboratory for Veterinary Quality Control on Poultry production, Animal Health Research Institute, Dokki, Giza

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First Name

Ahmed

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Setta

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Department of Poultry and Rabbit Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

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Volume

63

Article Issue

1

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47592

Issue Date

2017-01-01

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2024-05-17

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2017-01-01

Page Start

39

Page End

45

Print ISSN

1110-1423

Online ISSN

2537-1045

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VMJG_Volume 63_Issue 1_Pages 39-45.pdf

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544

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Publication Title

Veterinary Medical Journal (Giza)

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https://vmjg.journals.ekb.eg/

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Studies on clostridial infections in broiler chicken and ducks in Damietta governorate

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23 Dec 2024