Studies on Certain Salmonellae Infecting chickens In Behera And / Or Alexandria Governrates

Post mortum and or bacteriological examinations were carried out on 351 dead balady chicks aging one day to one month, on 165 dead-in-shell embryos, on 20 living aged reactor hens to pullorum disease and on 22 freshly laideggs from the reactor hens. :[’his wee c ar-rLe d to clarify some aspects on the status of sanonella infections in chickens in Behera and Alexandria provinces9 1147 mature h8n8 were seroloGically tested using two types of coloured antigens. Some of reaotocoIou.:red antigens were bled and aer-a tested using the stan- da:rd~ube agglutination tes’t . Pr-om these studies, the follo- wing oconclusions were achieved; 1. 39 different salmonella organisms were isolated from the 351 autopsied balady chicks. 2. 3 i