Histopathological changes in chickens infected with Pasteurella multocida and ducks infected with Riemerella anatipestifer

A description and evaluation of histopathological changes in organs of chickens infected with three different serotypes of Pasteurella multocida and ducks infected with Riemerella anatipestifer were carried out. Seventy-five 4-week old chicken and 25 ducks were selected for the study. The chickens w...

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Main Authors: Mohd Nordi, Nur Adza Rina, Saad, Mohd Zamri
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2011
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/27314/
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description A description and evaluation of histopathological changes in organs of chickens infected with three different serotypes of Pasteurella multocida and ducks infected with Riemerella anatipestifer were carried out. Seventy-five 4-week old chicken and 25 ducks were selected for the study. The chickens were divided into 3 groups of 25 chickens each while the ducks were not divided. At the start of the experiment, all chickens of group 1 were infected intramuscular with 0.5 mL inoculums containing 109 cfu/mL of live Pasteurella multocida A:1. Chickens of groups 2 and 3 were similarly infected with Pasteurella multocida A:3 and A:1, 3 respectively while all ducks were infected with Pasteurella multocida A:1 followed by Riemerella anatipestifer. All animals were observed for clinical signs and the survivors killed on day8 post-infection. The lungs, liver and kidneys were collected during postmortem and histology examinations, and the lesions were described and severity objectively scored. Intramuscular inoculation of chickens with Pasteurella multocida A:1, A:3 and A:1,3 killed most chickens at the rate of 92, 96 and 86%, respectively. The gross lesions consisted of generalised congestion of internal organs with occasional haemorrhages. Histology revealed severe pulmonary, hepatic and renal congestions with occasional haemorrhages and focal hepatitis. Based on rate of mortality and histology lesion scoring, Pasteurella multocida A:3 was found to be most virulent while Pasteurella multocida A:1,3 the least virulent of the three serotypes. Infection by Pasteurella multocida A:1 followed by Riemerella anatipestiferin ducks resulted in similar lesions with 94% mortalityrate.
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spelling upm-273142015-01-22T05:20:43Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/27314/ Histopathological changes in chickens infected with Pasteurella multocida and ducks infected with Riemerella anatipestifer Mohd Nordi, Nur Adza Rina Saad, Mohd Zamri A description and evaluation of histopathological changes in organs of chickens infected with three different serotypes of Pasteurella multocida and ducks infected with Riemerella anatipestifer were carried out. Seventy-five 4-week old chicken and 25 ducks were selected for the study. The chickens were divided into 3 groups of 25 chickens each while the ducks were not divided. At the start of the experiment, all chickens of group 1 were infected intramuscular with 0.5 mL inoculums containing 109 cfu/mL of live Pasteurella multocida A:1. Chickens of groups 2 and 3 were similarly infected with Pasteurella multocida A:3 and A:1, 3 respectively while all ducks were infected with Pasteurella multocida A:1 followed by Riemerella anatipestifer. All animals were observed for clinical signs and the survivors killed on day8 post-infection. The lungs, liver and kidneys were collected during postmortem and histology examinations, and the lesions were described and severity objectively scored. Intramuscular inoculation of chickens with Pasteurella multocida A:1, A:3 and A:1,3 killed most chickens at the rate of 92, 96 and 86%, respectively. The gross lesions consisted of generalised congestion of internal organs with occasional haemorrhages. Histology revealed severe pulmonary, hepatic and renal congestions with occasional haemorrhages and focal hepatitis. Based on rate of mortality and histology lesion scoring, Pasteurella multocida A:3 was found to be most virulent while Pasteurella multocida A:1,3 the least virulent of the three serotypes. Infection by Pasteurella multocida A:1 followed by Riemerella anatipestiferin ducks resulted in similar lesions with 94% mortalityrate. 2011-01-11 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/27314/1/Proceedings%2041.pdf Mohd Nordi, Nur Adza Rina and Saad, Mohd Zamri (2011) Histopathological changes in chickens infected with Pasteurella multocida and ducks infected with Riemerella anatipestifer. In: 6th Seminar on Veterinary Sciences, 11-14 Jan. 2011, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia. .
spellingShingle Mohd Nordi, Nur Adza Rina
Saad, Mohd Zamri
Histopathological changes in chickens infected with Pasteurella multocida and ducks infected with Riemerella anatipestifer
title Histopathological changes in chickens infected with Pasteurella multocida and ducks infected with Riemerella anatipestifer
title_full Histopathological changes in chickens infected with Pasteurella multocida and ducks infected with Riemerella anatipestifer
title_fullStr Histopathological changes in chickens infected with Pasteurella multocida and ducks infected with Riemerella anatipestifer
title_full_unstemmed Histopathological changes in chickens infected with Pasteurella multocida and ducks infected with Riemerella anatipestifer
title_short Histopathological changes in chickens infected with Pasteurella multocida and ducks infected with Riemerella anatipestifer
title_sort histopathological changes in chickens infected with pasteurella multocida and ducks infected with riemerella anatipestifer
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/27314/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/27314/1/Proceedings%2041.pdf