Genetic and Environmental Factors Contributing to the Pathogenesis of Vertebral Osteomyelitis Caused by Enterococcus cecorum in Broiler Chicken

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Enterococcus cecorum (EC) is the primary cause of Vertebral Osteomyelitis (VO) in poultry, characterized by a hock-sitting posture with legs extended forward. The disease begins with intestinal colonization, where pathogenic strains of E. cecorum establish themselves in the gut within the first week of a bird’s lifecycle and translocate to the bloodstream later, reaching the organs, which finally infect the...

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