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Isolation and identification of C. perfringens from field chickens suspected to be infected with Necrotic Enteritis in relation to season.

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Avian diseases / production

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Examined field chickens with signs and lesions of natural infection with necrotic enteritis (NE) revealed the isolation of Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens) from positive chickens at the rate of 63.33%,30%, 30% and 66.66% in autumn, winter ,spring and summer; respectively. The overall positive samples were 57 out of examined 120 chickens with incidence of 47.5 %. Regarding chicken breed, isolation rate in autumn were 65% and 60.0%, in winter 35.0% and 20.0% in spring 25.0% and 40.0%, in summer 85.0% and 30.0% was recorded out of broilers and layers; respectively. perfringens isolates were serologically typed into 24 type A, 3 type C and 30 nontoxigenic isolates. Type A isolates Were 5,2, 6 and 11 in autumn, winter, spring and summer; respectively. While type C isolates were 2 in autumn and 1 in spring. C. perfringens Type A recovered from broiler and layer were 2 and 3, 2 and 0, 4 and 2, 10 andi in autumn, winter, spring and summer; respectively. Only 2 isolates of type C were recovered in autumn and 1 in spring. 

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10.21608/vmjg.2010.368183

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Hamouda

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Poult. Dis. Dept., Facult. of Vet. Med. Cairo University

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Amer

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Poult. Dis. Dept., Facult. of Vet. Med. Cairo University

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Mohamed

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Anaerobic Dept. SVRI. Abassia

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Merati

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Ben khaldon University, Algeria

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58

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1

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49150

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2010-01-01

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2024-07-19

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2010-01-01

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81

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90

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1110-1423

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2537-1045

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544

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Veterinary Medical Journal (Giza)

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

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Isolation and identification of C. perfringens from field chickens suspected to be infected with Necrotic Enteritis in relation to season.

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23 Dec 2024