Poultry management: a useful tool for the control of necrotic enteritis in poultry.

Poultry management: a useful tool for the control of necrotic enteritis in poultry. Avian Pathol. 2016 Mar 7;:1-10 Authors: Tsiouris VV Abstract The intestinal ecosystem of poultry has been inevitably changed as a result of the ban of antimicrobial growth promoters. The re-emergence of necrotic enteritis has been the most significant threat for the poultry industry, which in clinical form, causes high mortality and in subclinical forms, affects growth and feed conversion. It is one of the most common and economically devastating bacterial diseases in modern broiler flocks in terms of performance, welfare and mortality. Necrotic enteritis is a multi-factorial disease process, in which a number of co-factors are usually required to precipitate an outbreak of the disease. Although, Clostridium perfringens has been identified as the etiological agent of the disease, the predisposing factors that lead to over proliferation of C. perfringens and the subsequent progression to disease are poorly understood. Any factor that causes stress in broiler chicks, could suppress the immune system and disturb the balance of the intestinal ecosystem, in such a way that the risk of NE outbreak increases. Poultry management could significantly affect the pathogenesis of NE. In particular, feed restriction and coccidiosis vaccination can protect against NE, while extreme house temperature, feed mycotoxins and high stocking density predispose to NE. It bec...
Source: Avian Pathology - Category: Pathology Authors: Tags: Avian Pathol Source Type: research