Veterinaria Digital - 9/02/2015

The avian infectious bronchitis virus has affinity for the bronchial, kidney and oviduct epithelia. The infection causes loss of flexibility of the epithelium of the oviduct and hardened folds leave their mark on the shell during the process of...

Veterinaria Digital - 1/02/2015

 Areas of necrosis of lung parenchyma, combined with hemorrhagic areas were observed. The lesions usually are cases of contagious swine pleuropneumonia (Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae infection).

Veterinaria Digital - 26/01/2015

Yolk microorganisms, usually entherobacteria SH2 +, infect the intestine during incubation can reach up to the gizzard. In this organ produce lesions that clinically described as "black points" although often have a dark green color.

Veterinaria Digital - 17/01/2015

Infection by enterobacteria SH2 + can reach the gizzard by regurgitation of the content of the yolk and cause abrasions layer corneal. In these lesions can be isolated microorganisms in specific culture media in gizzards obtained before hatching.

Veterinaria Digital - 12/01/2015

Birds affected by IBV wild, whether or not vaccinated may have some degree of renal injury and hidrosalpingitis in atrophied oviduct. This is due to the mismatch between the antigenic composition of the vaccine virus and wild virus.

Veterinaria Digital - 6/01/2015

The color of the eggshell depends on the concentration of some pigments called porphyrins deposited in them. Such pigments are produced by the liver during the degradation of hemoglobin from red blood cells  destroyed. Some toxics to birds such as...