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An Assay to Detect the Impact of Biosecurity Levels of Farms on Broilers Gut Health

An Assay to Detect the Impact of Biosecurity Levels of Farms on Broilers Gut Health

Skenndri Safae1*, Charrat Nadia2, Jmiai Mehdi3, Nassik Saadia1 

1Avian Pathology Unit, Department of Animal Pathology and Public Health, Agronomic and Veterinary Institute Hassan II, Rabat, Morocco; 2Food and Environmental Microbiology Department, Royal Gendarmerie, Rabat, Morocco; 3Private veterinarian at Al Akhawayn veterinary clinic, Zemamra, Morocco.

Skenndri Safae and Charrat Nadia contributed equally to this study and are co-first authors.

*Correspondence | Skenndri Safae, Avian Pathology Unit, Department of Animal Pathology and Public Health, Agronomic and Veterinary Institute Hassan II, Rabat, Morocco; Email: safaesk7@gmail.com 

Figure 1

A chart displaying the difference in the average score between the three groups. 

Figure 2

Radar charts exhibiting the average scores of the farms in the 3 groups regarding 19 parameters of biosecurity. 

Image 1

Friability of the liver (score 3). 

Image 2

(A) Portion of the duodenum with severe congestion (score 3). (B) Congestion of the jejunum (score2) with thinning of the walls (score 1). (C) Petechia on the caeca (score 1). 

Image 3

Bilateral pododermatitis on a 35 day old broiler chicken. 

Image 4

Histopathology slide of the mucosa of the ileum portion of a broiler chicken at 35 days presenting deformed villi and enlarged crypts containing inflammatory cells (arrow), and Eimeria in the mucosa (arrowhead). Hematoxylin and eosin coloration, x40. 

Figure 3

Stacked bar graphs displaying macroscopic and microscopic lesions found on day 11 and day 35 of broiler chickens of farms of the G group. 

Figure 4

Stacked bar graphs displaying macroscopic and microscopic lesions found on day 11 and day 35 of broiler chickens of farms of the D group 

Figure 5

Stacked bar graphs displaying macroscopic and microscopic lesions found on day 11 and day 35 of broiler chickens of farms of the P group. 

Figure 6

Point cloud representing the distribution of macroscopic lesions throughout the farms groups on day 11. 

Figure 7

Point cloud representing the distribution of microscopic lesions throughout the farms groups on day 11. 

Figure 8

Point cloud representing the distribution of macroscopic lesions throughout the farms groups on day 35. 

Figure 9

Point cloud representing the distribution of microscopic lesions throughout the farms groups on day 35 

Figure 10

Eimeria oocysts detected microscopically at day 11. 

Figure 11

Average of Eimeria oocysts detection rate in every farm at day 35 from intestinal scrapings. 

Figure 12

Point cloud distribution of Coccidiosis throughout the farm groups at day 35. 

Figure 13

Percentage of the bacteria present on livers of broiler chickens from the 3 groups. 

Advances in Animal and Veterinary Sciences

May

Vol. 12, Iss. 5, pp. 802-993

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