<b>Prevalence, molecular detection, and histopathological analysis of necrotic enteritis in chickens</b>
NE was confirmed in 37 of 95 suspected broiler chicken cases, with the highest occurrence observed in the 22-28-day age group. The disease predominantly affected the jejunum, exhibiting characteristic gross and histopathological lesions, including mucosal necrosis, villous desquamation, fusion, hemorrhage, and inflammatory cell infiltration.
Authors
- Shabu Showkat
- Akeel Bashir
- Shaheen Farooq (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8231-6089)
- Mudasir Ali Rather (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4632-4655)
- Zahoor A. Wani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2550-4083)
- Masood Saleem Mir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9929-3189)
- Showkat Ahmad Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7058-3924)
- Mir Nadeem Hassan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8475-0495)
- Shayaib A. Kamil
- Majid Shafi
- Amir Bashir Kouchey
Institutions
- Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (IN)
- Veterinary & Animal Husbandry (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Veterinary Journal
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5455/ovj.2025.v15.i9.31
- Primary Topic
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00