Limitation of the spread and impact of infectious coryza through the use of a continuous disinfection programme

Onderstepoort J Vet Res. 2004 Mar;71(1):1-8. doi: 10.4102/ojvr.v71i1.280.

Abstract

The effect of a continuous disinfection programme, using the non-toxic disinfectant Virukill, in layers, on the spread and impact of infectious coryza, caused by Haemophilus paragallinarum was evaluated. In this experiment, both unvaccinated layers and layers vaccinated against infectious coryza were used. Duplicate smaller groups of vaccinated and unvaccinated chickens were challenged with different serovars of both NAD-dependent as well as NAD-independent isolates of Haemophilus paragallinarum. One group of chickens challenged with each of the different becterial serovars was treated with the continuous disinfection programme, while the other group remained as the untreated controls. The clinical signs of infectious coryza were evaluated over a period of 20 days in each group. The egg production over this period was also evaluated. It was found in all experimental challenges, that the severity of the symptoms was reduced in the birds receiving the continuous disinfection programme. The drop in egg production was also found to be less severe in the treated groups when compared to the untreated control groups. The duration of infection was found to be either unchanged, or shorter in the birds treated with the continuous disinfection programme. In none of the experimental challenges was the duration or expression of clinical signs of IC increased due to the continuous disinfection programme.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animal Husbandry / methods
  • Animals
  • Bacterial Vaccines
  • Chickens*
  • Disinfection / methods*
  • Female
  • Haemophilus Infections / microbiology
  • Haemophilus Infections / prevention & control
  • Haemophilus Infections / veterinary*
  • Haemophilus paragallinarum / immunology*
  • Haemophilus paragallinarum / pathogenicity
  • NAD / metabolism
  • Oviposition / drug effects
  • Poultry Diseases / microbiology
  • Poultry Diseases / prevention & control*
  • Random Allocation
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / microbiology
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / prevention & control
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / veterinary*
  • Severity of Illness Index

Substances

  • Bacterial Vaccines
  • NAD