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An outbreak of colibacillosis in a broiler farm

Escherichia coli is one of the most economically important bacteria responsible for early chick mortality in poultry farms worldwide. In this report, researchers investigated a case of sporadic mortality (15%) in 15-18 days old cobb 500 broiler chicks. The chicks were weak with respiratory distress...

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Main Authors: Nur Hardy Bin Abu Daud, Nwe Nwe Htin, Farah Hanif Paan, Than Kyaw, Aung Tun Khaing, Yusuf Abba, Faez Firdaus Jesse Abdullah
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Published: 2014
Online Access:http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/8121/
http://www.medwelljournals.com/abstract/?doi=javaa.2014.545.548
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spelling my.umk.eprints.81212022-05-23T10:25:23Z http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/8121/ An outbreak of colibacillosis in a broiler farm Nur Hardy Bin Abu Daud Nwe Nwe Htin Farah Hanif Paan Than Kyaw Aung Tun Khaing Yusuf Abba Faez Firdaus Jesse Abdullah Escherichia coli is one of the most economically important bacteria responsible for early chick mortality in poultry farms worldwide. In this report, researchers investigated a case of sporadic mortality (15%) in 15-18 days old cobb 500 broiler chicks. The chicks were weak with respiratory distress and non-uniform growth rate. Postmortem examination showed evidence of polyserositis with fibrinous hepatitis, pericarditis, peritonitis and air sacculitis as the major findings observed. Bacteriological culture of affected organs showed evidence of E. coli growth on blood agar. The bacteria was found to be resistant to amoxicillin, clindamycin, streptomycin and trimethroprim while intermediate susceptibility to oxytetracyclin and susceptibility to gentamycin were equally observed. The chicks were treated with gentamycin (5-10 mg kg-1 orally) for 5 days and multivitamin (5 g L-1) was given in drinking water for 3 days. Prompt diagnosis and treatment of cases of colibacillosis is crutial to ensuring optimal productivity in poultry farms 2014 Non-Indexed Article NonPeerReviewed Nur Hardy Bin Abu Daud and Nwe Nwe Htin and Farah Hanif Paan and Than Kyaw and Aung Tun Khaing and Yusuf Abba and Faez Firdaus Jesse Abdullah (2014) An outbreak of colibacillosis in a broiler farm. Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, 13 (8). pp. 545-548. ISSN 1680-5593 http://www.medwelljournals.com/abstract/?doi=javaa.2014.545.548
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description Escherichia coli is one of the most economically important bacteria responsible for early chick mortality in poultry farms worldwide. In this report, researchers investigated a case of sporadic mortality (15%) in 15-18 days old cobb 500 broiler chicks. The chicks were weak with respiratory distress and non-uniform growth rate. Postmortem examination showed evidence of polyserositis with fibrinous hepatitis, pericarditis, peritonitis and air sacculitis as the major findings observed. Bacteriological culture of affected organs showed evidence of E. coli growth on blood agar. The bacteria was found to be resistant to amoxicillin, clindamycin, streptomycin and trimethroprim while intermediate susceptibility to oxytetracyclin and susceptibility to gentamycin were equally observed. The chicks were treated with gentamycin (5-10 mg kg-1 orally) for 5 days and multivitamin (5 g L-1) was given in drinking water for 3 days. Prompt diagnosis and treatment of cases of colibacillosis is crutial to ensuring optimal productivity in poultry farms
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author Nur Hardy Bin Abu Daud
Nwe Nwe Htin
Farah Hanif Paan
Than Kyaw
Aung Tun Khaing
Yusuf Abba
Faez Firdaus Jesse Abdullah
spellingShingle Nur Hardy Bin Abu Daud
Nwe Nwe Htin
Farah Hanif Paan
Than Kyaw
Aung Tun Khaing
Yusuf Abba
Faez Firdaus Jesse Abdullah
An outbreak of colibacillosis in a broiler farm
author_facet Nur Hardy Bin Abu Daud
Nwe Nwe Htin
Farah Hanif Paan
Than Kyaw
Aung Tun Khaing
Yusuf Abba
Faez Firdaus Jesse Abdullah
author_sort Nur Hardy Bin Abu Daud
title An outbreak of colibacillosis in a broiler farm
title_short An outbreak of colibacillosis in a broiler farm
title_full An outbreak of colibacillosis in a broiler farm
title_fullStr An outbreak of colibacillosis in a broiler farm
title_full_unstemmed An outbreak of colibacillosis in a broiler farm
title_sort outbreak of colibacillosis in a broiler farm
publishDate 2014
url http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/8121/
http://www.medwelljournals.com/abstract/?doi=javaa.2014.545.548
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