EFFICACY OF GENTAMICIN AFTER INTRAYOLK ADMINISTRATION IN EXPERIMENT ALLYINDUCED OMPHALITIS IN BROILER CHICKS
Muhammad Ashraf, Qamar Arif and Kashif Aziz Khan1
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology,
1Department of
Pathology,
University of
Veterinary
and Animal Sciences
Lahore
Abstract
A study was conducted to observe the effect of intrayolk injection of
gentamicin on experimentally induced omphalitis in broiler chicks.
Escherichia coli was injected into yolk sac to induce omphalitis and
treatment was done by intrayolk injection of gentamicin. Results showed that
mortality decreased and feed intake increased after treatment, Intrayolk
injection of antibiotics is suggested as an alternative to oral administration
for the treatment of omphalitis in chicks.