Abstract
PREVIOUS studies of the pathophysiology of bluecomb have indicated that functioning of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract is seriously affected by the disease. Net jejunal absorption (Duke et al., 1969b), food conversion (Dziuk et al., 1969a), and intestinal motility (Duke et al., 1969a) are reduced. Intestinal motility (as determined by 51-Cr transit-times) was measured after bluecomb diseased turkeys began to appear ill. However, the time of onset of decreased motility was not determined. The purpose of the present study was to estimate this time and to relate it to the time of onset of the decline in food intake and body weight. This information, as well as other physiological information on bluecomb, is necessary for the development of appropriate therapeutic measures on a sound experimental basis. No such basis underlies the present use of nutrients and antibiotics in the drinking water of bluecomb diseased turkeys. Better treatments, however, have not yet…
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