Haematological and Serum Biochemistry Profile of Cockerels Experimentally Infected with Salmonella enterica Serovar Zega

Autor:	Milton Nancy Sati, Akuchi Chidiabi Nwamo, Kayode Olorufemi, Asabe Adamu Dzikwi-Emennaa, D. C. Eze, Uchendu Chidiebere, John Ikechukwu Ihejioha, Ifeanyi Onyema, Paulinus Ekenedilichukwu Emennaa, Christian O. Okorie-Kanu, Jacintha Ngozi Omeke, Foinkfu Kennedy Chah, John Osita Arinze Okoye, Israel Joshua Barde
Rok vydání:	2019
Předmět:	Serotype Veterinary medicine Salmonella biology business.industry Poultry farming biology.organism_classification medicine.disease_cause Group A Group B Salmonella enterica Serum biochemistry medicine Livestock business
Zdroj:	Open Journal of Veterinary Medicine. :171-184
ISSN:	2165-3364 2165-3356
Popis:	Salmonellosis is a serious medical and veterinary problem worldwide and causes great concern in the food and livestock industries, especially the poultry industry which occupies a prominent position in the provision of animal protein and accounts for about 25% of local meat production in Nigeria particularly and is identified as a disease of major economic importance causing low performance in poultry production. The study was carried out at the experimental animal farm, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria. One hundred (100) five-week old chickens obtained from the Poultry division of National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, were used for the experiment. The birds were randomly assigned to 4 groups of 25 birds per group (A, B, C, D). Each bird in all the groups received 0.5 ml of PBS containing 1 × 108 cfu/ml of Salmonella enterica serovar Zega as follows: Group A was infected with Salmonella Zega intra-nasally (IN). Group B was infected with Salmonella Zega intra-peritonealy (IP). Group C was infected with Salmonella Zega orally (OR). Group D was the Uninfected control (CT). There was a significant change (p 0.05) in the mean corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH) and mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (MCHC) in the infected groups compared across the different days post infection. There was significant increase (p Salmonella Pullorum and Salmonella Gallinarum that are known to cause pathology in birds Salmonella Zega which is none host specific for birds can also cause pathology in them. This is the first report in the study area to the best of our knowledge.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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