Technonews VD - 11/03/2020

Introduction Necrotic enteritis is an important disease in poultry due to the high economical losses it causes. It is an acute enterotoxemic caused by toxins secreted by Clostridium perfringens. There are natural solutions, based on the cimenol ring, a...

Veterinaria Digital - 10/03/2020

Lesions by trichothecenes in broilers. Trichothecenes are mycotoxins of the sesquiterpene group. These lesions are caused by necrosis by contact in different areas of the digestive tract. In the intestine, lesions because of microvilli loss and yellowish...

Veterinaria Digital - 3/03/2020

This enteritis, caused by Clostridium perfringens, causes high mortality and, macroscopically, enlarged intestines can be observed, with liquid to bloody content. Necrosis can be observed from the outside, and, in the internal part of the mucosa, there...

Biovet S.A. - 27/02/2020

The rearing phase of pullets is essential for the laying: good handling in this phase will determine the production rates during the laying period. Management strategies should be focused on the obtention of pullets with good weight and uniformity....

Veterinaria Digital - 25/02/2020

Bone fractures by heat stress. In high temperature periods, layers increase the respiratory rate to decrease body temperature, which leads to a decrease of the CO2 blood levels. To recover these levels, the calcium carbonate in blood increases and there...

Veterinaria Digital - 19/02/2020

Inclusion body hepatitis. This disease, caused by an adenovirus, is macroscopically characterized by enlarged, friable, pale livers, with areas with petechiae, associated with hydropericardium. It is related, sometimes, with infections by other...