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Provedor de dados: | 89
País: | Brazil
Título: | Vertebral Osteomyelitis in Broilers: A Review
Autores: | Braga,JFV; Martins,NRS; Ecco,R.
Data: | 2018-09-01
Ano: | 2018
Palavras-chave: | Bacterial infections; Enterococcus spp.; Enterococcus cecorum; Locomotor diseases; Poultry.
Resumo: | ABSTRACT Locomotor diseases are still a challenge in modern poultry. Vertebral osteomyelitis (VO) is an emerging disease in broilers worldwide. The inflammatory process in the affected thoracic vertebra (T4) and subsequent spinal cord compression leads to clinical signs related to locomotor impairment, inadequate feeding and drinking, and increased mortality in the affected flocks. The pathogenesis of the disease is poorly understood and Enterococcus cecorum is the bacterium most frequently associated with the disease. However, other bacteria such as E. faecalis, E. durans, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus have been recently detected in cases of the disease, raising questions regarding its etiopathogenesis. As many questions about VO in broilers remain unanswered, knowledge on its prevention, control and treatment is limited. In this review, we compile and discuss the currently available information concerning VO in broilers and highlight important aspects of the disease.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2018000300605
Editor: | Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas
Relação: | 10.1590/1806-9061-2017-0690
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science  v.20 n.3 2018
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess