title: Necrotic hepatitis due to Clostridium perfringens infection in newly hatched broiler chicks.
abstract: Multiple necrotic hepatitis lesions of 5 newly hatched broiler chicks in three flocks derived from two hatcheries were examined pathologically. The livers were brittle, and multiple yellowish or green foci were scattered on the surface and cut surface. The main histological finding was well demarcated multi-focal necrosis in the liver. Many Gram-positive large bacilli that reacted positively with polyclonal anti-Clostridium perfringens serum were observed in necrotic areas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Iwate, Japan.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Masanobu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goryo
authors.forename: Manami
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Makara
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Kosuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okada
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000917:Antibody Formation; D002645:Chickens; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000662:veterinary*; D003016:Clostridium perfringens; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006520:Hepatitis, Animal / Q000473:pathology*; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D009336:Necrosis; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology