Coccidiosis and necrotic enteritis in turkeys

A flock of turkey primary breeder candidates experienced increased mortality within 1 week of being placed in a growout house at 5 weeks 4 days of age. The flock was placed on wood shavings that had been used by an older flock for 2 weeks immediately before placement. Necropsy revealed severe coccid...

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Published in:Avian diseases 1994-01, Vol.38 (1), p.177-183
Main Authors: Droual, R, Shivaprasad, H.L, Chin, R.P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Case Reports
Chickens
CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS
Clostridium perfringens - isolation & purification
COCCIDIOSE
COCCIDIOSIS
Coccidiosis - mortality
Coccidiosis - pathology
Coccidiosis - veterinary
DECHET DE BOIS
DESECHOS DE LA MADERA
DINDON
EIMERIA
ENTERITE
ENTERITIS
Enteritis - mortality
Enteritis - pathology
Enteritis - veterinary
ESTUDIOS DE CASOS PRACTICOS
ETUDE DE CAS
HATOS
HISTOPATHOLOGIE
HISTOPATOLOGIA
Ileum
INDICE DE CRECIMIENTO
Intestinal Mucosa - parasitology
Intestinal Mucosa - pathology
Intestines - microbiology
Intestines - parasitology
Intestines - pathology
Jejunum
MORTALIDAD
MORTALITE
Mortality
Necrosis
Oocysts
PAVO
Poultry Diseases
Poults
TAUX DE CROISSANCE
TROUPEAU
Turkeys
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Summary:A flock of turkey primary breeder candidates experienced increased mortality within 1 week of being placed in a growout house at 5 weeks 4 days of age. The flock was placed on wood shavings that had been used by an older flock for 2 weeks immediately before placement. Necropsy revealed severe coccidiosis and necrotic enteritis primarily in the distal jejunum, ileum, cecum, and colon. Clostridium perfringens was cultured from intestines. When breeders were selected at 17 weeks of age, total mortality in the affected flock was twice that of a comparable flock placed on fresh litter. Weight at selection in the affected flock was also significantly lower than in flocks placed on fresh litter at the same time in the same growout house
ISSN:0005-2086
1938-4351
DOI:10.2307/1591854