The number and location of air sacs in broiler chickens and the implication in Escherichia coli infection.
Broiler chicken carcasses were injected with latex to determine the number and location of the air sacs and the presence of diverticula. The adverse affect of Escherichia coli air sacculitis spreading into the diverticula is discussed.
D000400:Air Sacs / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000662:veterinary*; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000209:etiology*