MT4 - Avian Salmonellosis + Fowl typhoid (R) Flashcards
Salmonella Infantis is most frequent serotype in the case of asymptomatic carriage in poultry
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Salmonella reduction programs aim the reduction only for S. Enteritidis and S. Typhimurium in breeding poultry flocks
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S. Enteritidis, S. Typhimurium + S. Infantis, S. Hadar, S. Virchow
Salmonella reduction programs aim the reduction only for S. enteritidis and S. typhimurium in broiler flocks
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In the salmonella reduction programs ELISA tests are used to recognize the carrier animals.
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iso method
Fowl typhoid occurs nowadays mainly in large scale farms
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Atrophy of the ovaries is a postmortem lesion of fowl typhoid
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pathology:
- Omphalitis, unabsorbed yolk sac
- Focal inflammation of heart muscle
- enteritis (haemorrhages, fibrin)
- inflammatory-necrotic foci: lungs, liver & spleen
- heart muscle necrosis
- enlargement of the lymphoid patches, ulcer
- atrophy of the ovaries
Fowl typhoid can occur in hens and chicken
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- poultry
- (water fowl),
- other bird species
at any age
Fowl typhoid is caused by Salmonella Avium.
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S. Gallinarum / S. Pullorum
The agent of fowl typhoid does not kill the embryo
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Ratio of dead eggs increases; hatchability drops
No postmortem lesions can be seen in the case of fowl typhoid
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pathology:
- Omphalitis, unabsorbed yolk sac
- Focal inflammation of heart muscle
- enteritis (haemorrhages, fibrin)
- inflammatory-necrotic foci: lungs, liver & spleen
- heart muscle necrosis
- enlargement of the lymphoid patches, ulcer
- atrophy of the ovaries
Germinative infection can happen in the case of fowl typhoid
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Animals infected with the agent of fowl typhoid can be recognised by using plate agglutination test
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bacteriology: PCR
Antibodies:
- Serum plate agglutination
- Tube agglutination
- ELISA
Lesions of fowl typhoid is limited to the gut
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affect various organs: liver, spleen, and other internal organs
asymptomatic carriage of salmonella by birds is generally limited to the gut
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Focal inflammation and necrosis can be seen in the liver in birds with fowl typhoid
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pathology:
- Omphalitis, unabsorbed yolk sac
- Focal inflammation of heart muscle
- enteritis (haemorrhages, fibrin)
- inflammatory-necrotic foci: lungs, liver & spleen
- heart muscle necrosis
- enlargement of the lymphoid patches, ulcer
- atrophy of the ovaries
fowl typhoid has a double peak death curve:
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At young age: double mortality curve
fowl typhoid can be seen sporadically in zoo birds in Europe
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sporadic:
- Asia, South America
- Backyard flocks
- Wild birds
- zoo birds and pet birds
omphalitis is a clinical sign of fowl typhoid:
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Day-olds, young chicks:
- Weak,omphalitis
- diarrhea („white diarrhea”)
- Spread legs –> enlargened liver Respiratory signs
- arthritis
fowl typhoid is caused by salmonella gallinarum:
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S. Gallinarum / S. Pullorum
arthritis can be a clinical sign of fowl typhoid:
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Day-olds, young chicks:
- Weak,omphalitis
- diarrhea („white diarrhea”)
- Spread legs –> enlargened liver Respiratory signs
- arthritis
the agent of fowl typhoid can infect newly hatched chicken in the hatchery
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The lesions of fowl typhoid are limited to the gut
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Isolation of the agent of fowl typhoid from dead eggs prove infection of the herd with the agent
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embrionic infection: Dead eggs, omphalitis
Fowl typhoid can be spread by aerogenic infection
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Per os or aerogen infection, but usually spread through the ingestion of contaminated food or water
In the case of fowl typhoid there is a peak of death cases between days 3 and 5
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At young age: double mortality curve
2‐5th days (vertical infection)
21‐28th days (horizontal infection)
Fowl typhoid is an acute disease of poultry
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Fowl typhoid is caused by Salmonella Gallinarum
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S. Gallinarum / S. Pullorum
Fowl typhoid is more frequent in water fowl than hens.
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more common in chickens and turkeys rather than waterfowl