Outbreak of Septicaemic Colibacillosis in Japanese Quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica)

Abstract

We have carried out an aetiological and pathological study of an outbreak of septicaemia caused by the O165 serogroup of Escherichia coli in Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) which resulted in high mortality (90%). After treatment with amoxicilin in drinking water (200 mg/l), morbility and mortality rates dropped markedly. Microbiological studies showed that the organism responsible was an atypical E. coli strain, on the basis of the non-fermentation of lactose (ONPG-), which belonged to the O165 serogroup and was highly virulent for 1-day-old chickens.

Prevalence of Escherichia coli, Salmonella sp. and Campylobacter sp. in the intestinal flora of farm-reared, restocked and wild red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa): is restocking using farm-reared birds a risk?

“…This is in agreement with the findings in other wild birds (Fiennes 1959;Hanssen 1979;Brittinham et al 1988;Glünder 1981Glünder , 2002. In contrast, E. coli is a common parasite of captive birds (Hanssen 1979;Naldo et al 1998;Arenas et al 1999), as found here in farmed partridges.…”

“…Some gallinaceous birds have also been described as potential carriers of these bacteria, both in the intestine (Benskin et al 2009), and also in meat (Paulsen et al 2008;Arenas et al 1999). Some studies suggest marked differences between the microbiological conditions in the small intestine and caeca of wild and captive birds (e.g.…”

“…Avian colibacillosis is one of the main causes of mortality and economic losses to the poultry industry, and has been reported in chicken and captive turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo), pheasants and quail (Coturnix coturnix) (Creitz and Small 1967;Pierson and Barta 1996;Barnes and Gross 1997;Arenas et al 1999). E. coli is also considered an important cause of enteritis and mortality in farmed redlegged partridges, but published information is limited to one case report (La Ragione et al 2004).…”

An Epizootic of Combined Clostridium perfringens, Eimeria Spp. and Capillaria Spp. Enteritis and Histomonas Spp. Hepatitis with Escherichia coli Septicemia in Bobwhite Quails (Colinus virginianus)

“…manifestations (Barnes et al, 1997). Colisepticemia is one of the avian disease manifestations of E. coli infection and has been reported in chickens, turkeys and quails (Barnes et al, 1997;Arenas et al, 1999). In our case, E. coli was isolated from specimens of liver, spleen, and intestine.…”

Occurrence of avian pathogenicEscherichia coliand antimicrobial-resistantE. coliin red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa): sanitary concerns of farming

“…To date the presence of APEC has been related to extra-intestinal disease in chicken, turkeys (Meleagris gallopa) and Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) (Allan et al, 1993;Arenas et al, 1999;Ramírez et al, 2009;Salehi & Ghanbarpour, 2010), but not as yet in red-legged partridges. The only existing information on the implication of E. coli in disease in red-legged partridges consists of a report describing an outbreak of naturally occurring attaching and effacing E. coli in farmed red-legged partridges (La Ragione et al, 2004).…”