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Review on skeletal disorders caused by Staphylococcusspp. in poultry
- Source :
- Veterinary Quarterly; December 2022, Vol. 42 Issue: 1 p21-40, 20p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- AbstractLameness or leg weakness is the main cause of poor poultry welfare and serious economic losses in meat-type poultry production worldwide. Disorders related to the legs are often associated with multifactorial aetiology which makes diagnosis and proper treatment difficult. Among the infectious agents, bacteria of genus Staphylococcusare one of the most common causes of bone infections in poultry and are some of the oldest bacterial infections described in poultry. Staphylococci readily infect bones and joints and are associated with bacterial chondronecrosis with osteomyelitis (BCO), spondylitis, arthritis, tendinitis, tenosynovitis, osteomyelitis, turkey osteomyelitis complex (TOC), bumblefoot, dyschondroplasia with osteomyelitis and amyloid arthropathy. Overall, 61 staphylococcal species have been described so far, and 56% of them (34/61) have been isolated from clinical cases in poultry. Although Staphylococcus aureusis the principal cause of poultry staphylococcosis, other Staphylococcusspecies, such as S. agnetis, S. cohnii, S. epidermidis, S. hyicus, S. simulans, have also been isolated from skeletal lesions. Antimicrobial treatment of staphylococcosis is usually ineffective due to the location and type of lesion, as well as the possible occurrence of multidrug-resistant strains. Increasing demand for antibiotic-free farming has contributed to the use of alternatives to antibiotics. Other prevention methods, such as better management strategies, early feed restriction or use of slow growing broilers should be implemented to avoid rapid growth rate, which is associated with locomotor problems. This review aims to summarise and address current knowledge on skeletal disorders associated with Staphylococcusspp. infection in poultry.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01652176 and 18755941
- Volume :
- 42
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Veterinary Quarterly
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- ejs61251238
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01652176.2022.2033880