Chemotherapeutic Efficacy of Sulfadimethoxine Against Fowl Cholera and Infectious Coryza

Fowl cholera.

Pasteurella multocida subspecies multocida is the most common cause of fowl cholera, although P. multocida subspecies septica and gallicida may also cause fowl cholera-like disease to some extent. However, the virulence properties of the different subspecies for various hosts have not been elucidated. The severity and incidence of P. multocida infections may vary considerably depending on sever...

The current epidemiological status of infectious coryza and efficacy of PoulShot Coryza in specific pathogen-free chickens

Infectious coryza (IC) is an infectious disease caused by Avibacterium (Av.) paragallinarum. IC is known to cause economic losses in the poultry industry via decreased egg production in layers. Between 2012 and 2013, Av. paragallinarum was isolated from seven chicken farms by Chungbuk National University. We identified Av. paragallinarum, the causative pathogen of IC by polymerase chain reactio...

The efficacy of the autogenous fowl cholera killed aluminum hydroxide vaccine in ducks in Iran

Studies on an Uncomplicated Coryza of the Domestic Fowl

Minute coccobacilliform bodies have regularly been found in the nasal exudate of fowl infected both by injection and by contact with the coryza of slow onset. These bodies are commonly less than 0.5micro in diameter and are predominantly extracellular. They have consistently failed to grow in artificial media. They are held back by Berkefeld V filters which are impermeable to Hemophilus gallina...

The Epidemiology of Fowl Cholera