The challenges posed by microbes in poultry industries and the continued search for natural means of combating them inspired this study. effect stem bark extracts Anacardium occidentale on avian colibacillosis was investigated. Ethanol aqueous A. were prepared using standard methods. In vitro antimicrobial activities evaluated against E. coli. Nine groups 10 broilers (day old chicks; 48 g – 50 ...

Escherichia coli isolates were cultured from diseased Japanese quail and their environment. Of 31 E. coli isolates, 11 were cultured from heart blood of dead Japanese quail and 20 were from dead-in-shell embryos, fluff samples, and footbath and drinking water samples. All E. coli isolates were moderately positive on the Congo red binder test and 14 out of 31 isolates produced hemolysis on sheep...