The digestive and respiratory tracts of chickens are colonized by bacteria that are believed
to play important roles in the overall health and performance of the birds. Most of the current …

Background Enterococcus cecorum (EC) is one of the main reasons for skeletal disease in
meat type chickens. Intervention strategies are still rare and focus mainly on early antibiotic …

In recent years, pathogenic strains of Enterococcus cecorum (EC) have emerged as a
causing agent of septicemia and skeletal infection in broiler chickens with a high economic …

Phosphorus is an essential nutrient in all living organisms and, currently, it is the focus of
much attention due to its global scarcity, the environmental impact of phosphorus from …

This chapter focuses on the staphylococcal species that are of most relevance to veterinary
diseases. These are Staphylococcus aureus, associated with infections of cattle, poultry, and …

Enterococcus cecorum (EC) is one of the most relevant bacterial pathogens in modern
broiler chicken production from an economic and animal welfare perspective. Although EC …

Infectious coryza (IC) is an acute respiratory disease of growing chickens and layers caused
by Avibacterium paragallinarum. The development of tools that allow rapid pathogen …

Aerial and respiratory tract-associated bacterial diversity has been scarcely studied in broiler
production systems. This study examined the relationship between the environmental air …

Extensive genomic analyses of Enterococcus cecorum isolates from sepsis outbreaks in
broilers suggest a polyphyletic origin, likely arising from core genome mutations rather than …

Aerial and respiratory tract-associated bacterial diversity has been scarcely studied in broiler
production systems. This study examined the relationship between the environmental air …