Necrotic enteritis in broiler chickens: disease characteristics and prevention using organic antibiotic alternatives – a comprehensive review

• Published in: Poultry science Vol. 101; no. 2; p. 101590
• Main Authors: Abd El-Hack, Mohamed E., El-Saadony, Mohamed T., Elbestawy, Ahmed R., El-Shall, Nahed A., Saad, Ahmed M., Salem, Heba M., El-Tahan, Amira M., Khafaga, Asmaa F., Taha, Ayman E., AbuQamar, Synan F., El-Tarabily, Khaled A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Inc 01.02.2022; Elsevier
• Subjects: Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; Antibiotic alternatives; bacitracin; body weight changes; broiler chickens; chicken industry; Chickens; Clostridium Infections - prevention & control; Clostridium Infections - veterinary; Clostridium perfringens; Enteritis - prevention & control; Enteritis - veterinary; farms; feed conversion; histopathology; hygiene; IMMUNOLOGY, HEALTH AND DISEASE; lincomycin; morbidity; mortality; Necrosis - veterinary; necrotic enteritis; organic poultry; pathogenesis; pathogens; penicillins; Poultry Diseases - prevention & control; poultry production; profitability; virulence; organic poultry; broiler chickens; Clostridium perfringens; necrotic enteritis; Antibiotic alternatives

In line with the substantial increase in the broiler industry worldwide, Clostridium perfringens-induced necrotic enteritis (NE) became a continuous challenge leading to high economic losses, especially after banning antimicrobial growth promoters in feeds by many countries. The disease is distribut...