Bacteriological and Pathological Studies of Salpingitis in Layer Chicken‘
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Date
2014-03
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Indian Veterinary Association
Abstract
The oviduct of chicken is a hollow tubular organ
joining the normally sterile environment of the
body cavity with the cloaca, which normally
has many millions of potentially pathogenic
bacteria. The control of infection in oviduct is
probably achieved by ciliated epithelium that
mostly wafts a carpet of mucus towards the
cloaca. Anything that damages the epithelium
or disturbs normal oviduct motility is likely to
increase the likelihood of salpingitis resulting
in mortality, decrease in egg production and quality of eggs in commercial layers.
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