A simple method for enema administration in one-day-old broiler chicks.
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.
Laboratory of Avian Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Universidade Estadual Paulista, 18618-970 Botucatu, SP, Brazil. gmarietto ornito@fmvz.unesp.br
Guilherme Augusto
GA
Marietto-Gonçalves
Fabrizio
F
Grandi
Raphael Lucio
RL
Andreatti Filho
D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D004733:Enema / Q000379:methods*; D008751:Methylene Blue
D008751:Methylene Blue