Haematological and Serum Biochemistry Profile of Cockerels Experimentally Infected with <i>Salmonella enterica</i>Serovar Zega

作     者：Paulinus Ekenedilichukwu Emennaa Didacus Chukwuemeka Eze Foinkfu Kennedy Chah John Osita Arinze Okoye John Ikechukwu Ihejioha Milton Nancy Sati Ifeanyi Onyema Christian Okorie-Kanu Asabe Adamu Dzikwi-Emennaa Uchendu Chidiebere Kayode Olorufemi Akuchi Chidiabi Nwamo Jacintha Ngozi Omeke Israel Joshua Barde 

作者机构：National Veterinary Research Institute Vom Nigeria Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Nigeria Nsukka Nigeria Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Jos Jos Nigeria 

出 版 物：《Open Journal of Veterinary Medicine》 (兽医学（英文）)

年 卷 期：2019年第9卷第12期

页      面：171-184页

学科分类：0202[经济学-应用经济学] 02[经济学] 020205[经济学-产业经济学] 

主　　题：Hematological Serum Biochemistry Cockerel Salmonella Zega 

摘      要：Salmonellosis is a serious medical and veterinary problem worldwide and causes great concern in the food and livestock industries, especially the poultry industry which occupies a prominent position in the provision of animal protein and accounts for about 25% of local meat production in Nigeria particularly and is identified as a disease of major economic importance causing low performance in poultry production. The study was carried out at the experimental animal farm, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria. One hundred (100) five-week old chickens obtained from the Poultry division of National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, were used for the experiment. The birds were randomly assigned to 4 groups of 25 birds per group (A, B, C, D). Each bird in all the groups received 0.5 ml of PBS containing 1 × 108 cfu/ml of Salmonella enterica serovar Zega as follows: Group A was infected with Salmonella Zega intra-nasally (IN). Group B was infected with Salmonella Zega intra-peritonealy (IP). Group C was infected with Salmonella Zega orally (OR). Group D was the Uninfected control (CT). There was a significant change (p 0.05) in the mean corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH) and mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (MCHC) in the infected groups compared across the different days post infection. There was significant increase (p Salmonella Pullorum and Salmonella Gallinarum that are known to cause pathology in birds Salmonella Zega which is none host specific for birds can also cause pathology in them. This is the first report in the study area to the best of our knowledge.