Gizzard Erosion. Focal gizzard erosions were observed in the inoculated chickens of each age group. Approximately 45 percent of all the abnormal gizzards were of this type.
The phenomena is for the first time extensively described in the 1930s but is mentioned in publications already in the beginning of that century. McDougald 2008 and parasitic infestations are not discussed further in this review. An obscure dietary-deficiency disease of young chickens marked by local lesions or extensive sloughing of the gizzard lining.
Manuel Contreras DVM MS Diplomate ACPV Special Nutrients.
Gizzard erosion in broilers and the impact of avian adenoviruses. Oleh beberapa ahli erosi dan ulser dibedakan berdasarkan ada tidaknya perdarahan. Texture of the diet did nt influence the incidence of the erosion because grinding a practical diet to the same fineness as a purified diet did not increase gizzard erosion. In spite of being a fairly strong organ the occurrence of gizzard erosion or lesions in the mucosal lining koilin of the gizzard is often reported by field veterinarians in broiler and commercial layers operations.
