Veterinaria Digital - 24/11/2020

To prevent wild birds from ruining sorghum fields, it is common to use a type of this cereal called "anti-birds" that contains high concentrations of tannins and causes rejection by these wild birds. In the image this type of sorghum can be observed in...

Veterinaria Digital - 16/11/2020

The absorption of the vitellus begins during the embryonic stage, and at birth its relative weight should be less than 8% with respect to the total body weight of the bird. The persistence of the vitellus in a higher percentage is usually related to...

Locomotive disorder in broilers - 9/11/2020

Many locomotive disorders are common in broiler farms, observed as different types of paralysis or difficulty in standing. This is a typical sign of diseases such as Marek, although it may be related to a calcium deficiency, either from the diet, or a...

Veterinaria Digital - 26/10/2020

Avian infectious bronchitis virus have tropism for different tissues, such as respiratory, renal or reproductive. In the respiratory form of IBV, depressed birds are observed, with respiratory sounds and nasal discharge. At the necropsy, petechiae and...

Deviated keel bone in broiler - 19/10/2020

Deviated keel bone in broiler: It is considered as a type of rickets related to mineral deficiencies. Usually, it is caused by a deficiency in the absorption of phosphorus in the intestine, or inadequate levels of this mineral in diet. Furthermore, there...

Veterinaria Digital - 13/10/2020

Shigella infection in the liver: Infectious toxic hepatoenteritis is a vertical infection that can be produced by different enterobacteria, such as Shigella, which causes bacterial hepatitis with livers where hypertrophied lobes and whitish...