Aspergillosis concurrent with secondary bacterial infection in broiler chicks: a case report

• Main Authors: Abdul Hamid, Fathin Faahimaah, Reduan, Mohd Farhan Hanif, Jasni, Sabri, Lim, Eric Teik Chung, Nordin, Muhammad Luqman, Abdullah Jesse, Faez Firdaus, Mohd Rajdi, Nur Zul Izzati, Kamaruzaman, Intan Noor Aina, Shaharulnizim, Nurshahirah
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer 2021
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96059/; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00580-021-03239-8

Aspergillosis is an infectious mycotic disease which mainly affects chicks at 1 to 3 weeks of age. This report describes an outbreak of aspergillosis in 13-day-old broiler chicks reared in an open-sided poultry house on deep litter system. The total number of birds kept in the affected house was 400...