New toxoid vaccine can enhance NE prevention strategy

摘要

Necrotic enteritis is a serious problem for broiler producers. Experts believe control can be achieved by eliminating "triggers" of the disease, together with the help of novel preventive approaches that include a new toxoid vaccine. "Necrotic Enteritis (NE) has become a top concern in the poultry industry, particularly among producers growing broilers without the use of in-feed antibiotic growth promoters," says Dr. Aris Malo, global technical manager, Intervet/ Schering-Plough Animal Health. The disease also costs the global poultry industry millions of dollars annually, he notes. Clinical NE results in severe intestinal necrosis and increased morbidity and mortality. "In a gut ravaged by NE, the villi actually appear to be melted together. You can imagine the big reduction in the intestinal absorptive surface," the veterinarian adds.