Gangrenous Dermatitis in Broilers

Necropsy findings in our Laboratory:
Red-colored featherless skin over breast muscle. severely congested thigh muscle
Congested breast muscle. Edematous fluid in subcutaneous tissue.
Treatment:
Gangrenous dermatitis has been treated bacitracin/lincomycin and good result

Good management & hygiene to preventing and controlling GD infections.

Gangrenous dermatitis is a serious health concern for many broiler operations. I have seen many cases in fast growing broilers. Further there is an immunosuppression from Chicken Anaemia Virus in chicks received from immunosuppressed parents. There appears to be some nutritional alterations leading to create pecks initially leading to infection by staphylo, streptococci and Clostridial organisms. Providing Selenium and Vit E combination has helped to build immunity in early stage.