Developing an experimental necrotic enteritis model in turkeys - the impact of Clostridium perfringens Eimeria meleagrimitis and host age on frequency of severe intestinal lesions

摘要

Photos of small intestinal mucosa from turkeys. A: Score 0 (normal). B: Score 1 (mild changes: pale mucosa and increased amount of watery intestinal contents). C: Score 2 (moderate changes): swollen, pale villi. D-G: Score 3 (various sub-types of severe changes). H: Score 3 (mucosal depressions suggesting healing multifocal necrotic enteritis). Photos A-F and H: Simon P Hardy. Photo G: Magne Kaldhusdal