A Case of Laying Hens Mycosis Caused by Fusarium proliferatum.

ABSTRACT: In this article, we present the first case report of a chicken mycosis caused by F. proliferatum occurred on a private farm in the Russian Federation. Lesions on the skin of the legs and scallops were reported. The object of this study was samples of feed and pathological material from sick hens-layers. Mycological analysis included determination of the total number of fungi (TNF) and identification and determination of the toxicity and pathogenicity of the isolates. The identification of the isolate was carried out taking into account direct microscopy, morphological features, and the method of molecular genetic analysis. Microscopic fungi of the genus Penicillium and Rhizopus were isolated by mycological analysis of the feed. The test feed was nontoxic. Mycological e

SUBMITTER: Potekhina RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10164870 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature