Occurrence of hydropericardium-hepatitis syndrome in broilers and baeksemis raised in Korea
2007
Kim, K.S. (Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea), E-mail: kimkiseuk@mail.knu.ac.kr | Ha, J.S. (Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea) | Kim, J.H. (Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea)
The occurrence of hydropericardium-hepatitis syndrome was confirmed for the first time in Korea from chickens submitted for diagnosis to our laboratory from broiler and baeksemi farms. Clinical signs included depression, inappetence, ruffled feathers and an increase in mortality. At necropsy, severe hydropericardium and hepatic necrosis was characteristically found. The most remarkable microscopic changes were seen in the liver, including basophilic intranuclear inclusion bodies in the hepatocytes, massive hemorrhages and necrosis in the liver parenchyma.
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