A highly fatal vascular disease of broiler breeder chickens

A broiler breeder operation experienced a sudden outbreak of high mortality in nine different houses of breeders at eight different locations. In the first house to be affected, the losses were mainly in the females, but later flocks had losses up to 6.4%, mainly in the males. Affected chickens rang...

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Published inAvian diseases Vol. 35; no. 1; p. 235
Main Authors Shaw, D.P. (University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN), Halvorson, D.A, Bergeland, M.E, Newman, L.J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.01.1991
Subjects
AGE
Animals
Chickens
Disease Outbreaks - veterinary
EDAD
ENFERMEDADES DE LOS OJOS
ENFERMEDADES VASCULARES
Female
MALADIE DE L'OEIL
MALADIE VASCULAIRE
Male
MORTALIDAD
MORTALITE
Necrosis
PATHOLOGIE
PATOLOGIA
POLLO DE ENGORDE
POULET DE CHAIR
Poultry Diseases - epidemiology
Poultry Diseases - pathology
Sex Factors
SEXE
SEXO
SINTOMAS
SYMPTOME
Vasculitis - epidemiology
Vasculitis - pathology
Vasculitis - veterinary
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Summary:A broiler breeder operation experienced a sudden outbreak of high mortality in nine different houses of breeders at eight different locations. In the first house to be affected, the losses were mainly in the females, but later flocks had losses up to 6.4%, mainly in the males. Affected chickens ranged in age from 7 to 22.5 weeks. Multifocal areas of necrosis and vasculitis were found in skin, muscle, and internal organs. No involvement of the brain was identified, but many of the birds had uveitis. The outbreak lasted 3 weeks and ended without treatment. Neither infectious agents nor mycotoxins were identified
Bibliography:L74
9157343
ISSN:0005-2086
1938-4351
DOI:10.2307/1591322