Srinivasan, P.Balasubramaniam, G.A.Murthy, T.R. Gopala KrishnaBalachandran, P.TANUVAS2020-06-102020-06-102014-03http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810147388TNV_IVJ_Mar2014_91(3)_28-32The 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.en-USArticle