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Enterococcus hirae-associated endocarditis outbreaks in broiler flocks: clinical and pathological characteristics and molecular epidemiology.
The veterinary quarterly - 1 Mar 2011
Velkers F C, van de Graaf-Bloois L, Wagenaar J A, Westendorp S T, van Bergen M A P, Dwars R M, Landman W J M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Enterococcus hirae-associated endocarditis, characterized by a peak in mortality during the second week of the grow-out, and occasionally lameness, was diagnosed at Dutch broiler farms. OBJECTIVES: Field cases were studied to increase knowledge on clinical and pathological characteristics, pathogenesis and epidemiology of these infections. ANIMALS AND METHODS: In total, 1266 birds of 25 flocks from 12...
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