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

Swilam, Fatma Elzahraa; Youssef, Soad; Setta, Ahmed

doi:10.21608/vmjg.2017.354947

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

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Reference Laboratory for Veterinary Quality Control on Poultry production, Animal Health Research Institute, Dokki, Giza

² Department of Poultry and Rabbit Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

10.21608/vmjg.2017.354947

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.

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