Introduction:
Avian colibacillosis is an infectious disease caused partly or completely by a group of pathogenic E. Coli bacteria, known collectively as Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli, or APEC. It is manifest as many different diseases, including:
Avian colibacillosis: Causes, Prevention and Treatment
Avian colibacillosis is an infectious disease caused partly or completely by a group of pathogenic E. Coli bacteria, known collectively as Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli, or APEC. It is manifest as many different diseases, including:
- Acute fatal septicaemia
- Airsacculitis
- Egg Peritonitis (in laying hens)
- Salpingitis (in hens)
- Cellulitis
- Yolk sac infection (in chicks)
- Swollen head syndrome
Avian colibacillosis: Causes, Prevention and Treatment