Abstract

Escherichia coli is the most important agent causing colibacillosis and is responsible for significant economic losses in aviculture. The researches have been performed in a broiler farm from the Western part of Romania. From 2485 broiler corpses examined in the Laboratory of Bacteriology Department of Infectious Diseases, we subjected to routine bacteriological examination 495 bodies a number of which were confirmed as infection 440 cases, representing 89%. In the present study it can be seen that the cumulative mortality in the 6 halls ranged between 5.18% in the H3B and 5.95% in the H1B. Bacteriological exam confirmed 89% colibacillosis cases of which we isolated 42 E. coli strains.

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