< em > Enterobacteriaceae < /em > and < em > Enterococcaceae < /em > are the dominant bacterial families translocating to femur heads in broiler chicks

This study shows that young clinically healthy broilers have a higher prevalence of bacteria in the femoral head compared to older broilers and that presence of bacteria in blood and liver is common during ageing of broilers.RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTSLarge number of bacteria isolated from femoral heads of clinically healthy broilers.The prevailing taxa in femoral heads were Escherichia/Shigella and Enterococcus spp.Continuous presence of bacteria in blood and liver of clinically healthy broilers.Enterobacteriaceae, Enterococcaceae, and Staphylococcaceae prevail in blood and liver.PMID:38096268 | DOI:10.1080/03079457.2023.2288872
Source: Avian Pathology - Category: Pathology Authors: Source Type: research