Nur Hardy bin Abu  Daud, Nwe Nwe  Htin, Farah Hanif  Paan, Than  Kyaw, Aung Tun  Khaing, Yusuf  Abba, Faez Firdaus Jesse  Abdullah, 
    An Outbreak of Colibacillosis in a Broiler Farm,
    Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances,
    Volume 13,Issue 8,
    2014,
    Pages 545-548,
    ISSN 1680-5593,
    javaa.2014.545.548,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2014.545.548)
    Abstract: <I>Escherichia coli</I> is one of the most economically important 
  bacteria responsible for early chick mortality in poultry farms worldwide. In 
  this report, researchers investigated a case of sporadic mortality (15%) in 
  15-18 days old cobb 500 broiler chicks. The chicks were weak with respiratory 
  distress and non-uniform growth rate. Postmortem examination showed evidence 
  of polyserositis with fibrinous hepatitis, pericarditis, peritonitis and air 
  sacculitis as the major findings observed. Bacteriological culture of affected 
  organs showed evidence of <I>E. coli</I> growth on blood agar. The bacteria 
  was found to be resistant to amoxicillin, clindamycin, streptomycin and trimethroprim 
  while intermediate susceptibility to oxytetracyclin and susceptibility to gentamycin 
  were equally observed. The chicks were treated with gentamycin (5-10 mg kg<SUP>-1</SUP> 
  orally) for 5 days and multivitamin (5 g L<SUP>-1</SUP>) was given in drinking 
  water for 3 days. Prompt diagnosis and treatment of cases of colibacillosis 
  is crutial to ensuring optimal productivity in poultry farms.
    Keywords: postmortem;antibiotic;broiler;Colibacillosis;treatment