ISOLATION OF ESCHERICHIA COLI FROM CELLULITIS AND OTHER LESIONS OF THE SAME BIRD IN BROILERS AT SLAUGHTER

摘要: Cellulitis results in substantial losses to the broiler industry due condemnations at slaughter. This study was conducted clarify association between Escherichia coli isolated from cellulitis and other lesions caused by E. individual birds. Fourteen flocks were sampled 118 birds with examined. all but 2 of lesions, serogroups O78, O1, O2 predominated. Thirty-six had least 1 lesion addition lesion. Isolation occurred 7 14 flocks. same serogroup some birds, suggesting that a single may sometimes be responsible for both types lesions.