A Simple Method for Enema Administration in One-Day-Old Broiler Chicks

Autor(es)

Marietto-Goncalves, Guilherme Augusto ; Grandi, Fabrizio ; Andreatti Filho, Raphael Lucio

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: SCIENTIFIC WORLD JOURNAL; v. N/A, p. 3-pg., 2012-01-01.

Resumo

The present study aimed to describe a simple technique for enema administration in one-day-old broiler chicks. For this purpose we used 455 unsexed health birds divided into four groups submitted to three different experimental protocols: in the first one, we measured the total length of the large intestine in order to establish a secure distance for probe introduction; in the second, we evaluated maximum compliance of large intestine and diffusion range; finally, based on results obtained we tested the hypothesis in 400 birds in order to standardize the method. Enema solutions applied in an intrarectal manner with a stainless steel gavage BD-10 probe into one-day-old broiler chicks at 0.2 mL at a distance of 1.5 cm proved to be a reliable method. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 07/54012-9 - Utilização de bacteriófagos e Lactobacillus spp. no tratamento de frango de corte (Gallus gallus domesticus - Linnaeus, 1758) experimentalmente inoculados com Salmonella enterica subs. enterica sorotipo typhimurium
• Beneficiário: Guilherme Augusto Marietto Gonçalves
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Mestrado
• Processo FAPESP: 08/51034-4 - Utilização do bacteriófago P22 em associação com amostras de Lactobacillus spp. no tratamento de frangos de corte inoculados experimentalmente com Salmonella enterica subs. enterica sorotipo Typhimurium
• Beneficiário: Raphael Lucio Andreatti Filho
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular