PATHOLOGICAL PICTURE OF E.COLI SEROGROUP 0124: K72 (B17) IN EXPERIMENTALLY INFECTED CHICKS

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Experimental infection with E.coli, serogroup 0124:k72 (B17) was carried out on 30 six-weeks-old broilers via the oral route. The chicks were kept under observation for six weeks. Clinical observation, gross patholo gy and histopathological studies were conducted. Dead birds in acute stage of infection revealed features of septicaemia, while those sacrificed six weeks post-infection showed picture of productive reaction in the intestine and liver.