Pathological and bacteriological characterization on broilers totally condemned due to colibacillosis under the control of the Federal Inspection Service

Renata A. Casagrande, Gustavo Machado, Priscila R. Guerra, Luiza A. Castro, Andréia Spanamberg, Sérgio C. Silva, Marisa R.de Itapema Cardoso, David Driemeier

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Abstract

Colibacillosis is the main infectious cause of total carcass condemnation in broilers in southern Brazil. This study aims to determine the degree of agreement between the total carcass condemnation for colibacillosis in broilers slaughtered in establishments under Federal Inspection Service (SIF) with the pathological and bacteriological diagnosis. The study was conducted with 45 broilers totally condemned by colibacillosis (case) and theirs 45 respective controls (chickens without lesions). All broilers condemned had gross lesions and the controls had not. The Kappa-Cohen's test showed that these two variables had almost perfect agreement. Broilers condemned showed lesions in liver (27/45); liver and air sacs (11/45); liver and heart (2/45); liver, heart and air sacs (2/45); liver, air sacs and oviduct (1/45); liver, air sacs, heart and subcutaneous (1/45); and liver, air sacs, oviduct and spleen (1/45). There is almost perfect agreement between carcass condemnation and liver damage. Histologically, in 41 cases and 12 controls were observed lesions, the most frequent diagnoses were random necrotizing hepatitis, fibrinous-heterophilic bronchitis, acute pericarditis and lymphoplasmacytic tracheitis. In hepatitis cases was isolated Escherichia coli, Enterococcus sp. and Streptococcus sp. (10/38) and in bronchitis or bronchopneumonia E. coli and coagulase positive Staphylococcus (9/14). The polymerse chain reaction (PCR) and immunohistochemistry (IHC) tests for Mycoplasma gallisepticum and M. synoviae were negative. In cases of total carcass condemnation by Colibacillosis the liver was the main organ affected. Therefore, the condemnation criteria should be revised, suggesting conviction for hepatitis in these cases, because other bacteria can cause hepatitis, as demonstrated in this study.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)949-957
Number of pages9
JournalPesquisa Veterinaria Brasileira
Volume37
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1 2017

Keywords

  • Abattoir
  • Bacterial disease
  • Broiler
  • Colibacilosis
  • Condemnation
  • Federal Inspection
  • Pathology
  • Poutry

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