Table 5.
The postmortem (PM) findings for non-commercial laying chickens submitted to Evira Helsinki during the years 2000 – 2011
| Year | No. of samples | No. of farms | PM finding (no.) | Endoparasites (no.) | Ectoparasites (no.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2 | 2 | Colibacillosis (1)A | None | None |
| Tumor (non-Marek) (1) | |||||
| 2001 | 6 | 4 | Cannibalism (2) | Ascaridia galli (1)B | Menacanthus stramineus (2)B |
| Cachexia (1) | |||||
| Colibacillosis (1) | |||||
| Marek’s disease (1) | |||||
| Trauma (1) | |||||
| 2002 | 7 | 5 | Colibacillosis (4) | Ascaridia galli (2) | None |
| Coccidiosis (2) | Eimeria spp.(2) | ||||
| Marek’s disease (1) | Heterakis gallinarum(3) | ||||
| 2003 | 9 | 7 | Colibacillosis (3) | Ascaridia galli (1) | Dermanyssus gallinae (2) |
| Marek’s disease (3) | Capillaria spp. (1) | ||||
| Anemia (1) | Eimeria spp. (2) | ||||
| Tumor (non-marek)(1) | Heterakis gallinarum (1) | ||||
| Visceral gout (1) | |||||
| 2004 | 20 | 13 | Marek’s disease (8) | Ascaridia galli (1) | Cnemidocoptes mutans (1) |
| Colibacillosis (3) | Capillaria spp. (2) | Menacanthus stramineus (5) | |||
| M. avium spp. infection (2) | Heterakis gallinarum (4) | ||||
| Cannibalism (2) | |||||
| Amyloidosis (1) | |||||
| Aspergillosis (1) | |||||
| Cachexia (1) | |||||
| Sepsis (1) | |||||
| No findings (1) | |||||
| 2005 | 4 | 4 | Marek’s disease (2) | Eimeria spp. (1) | Menacanthus stramineus (1) |
| Cachexia (1) | |||||
| Coccidiosis (1) | |||||
| 2006 | 4 | 4 | Marek’s disease (3) | Ascaridia galli (1) | Dermanyssus gallinae (2) |
| Cachexia (1) | Capillaria spp. (1) | ||||
| Eimeria spp. (1) | Menacanthus stramineus (2) | ||||
| Heterakis gallinarum (2) | |||||
| 2007 | 22 | 17 | Colibacillosis (4) | Ascaridia galli (3) | Cnemidocoptes mutans (3) |
| Marek’s disease (5) | Capillaria spp. (1) | Dermanyssus gallinae (1) | |||
| Clostrium. perfringens enteritis (2) | Eimeria spp. (4) | Menacanthus stramineus (3) | |||
| Heterakis gallinarum (6) | |||||
| Coccidiosis (2) | |||||
| No findings (3) | |||||
| Aspiration pneumonia (1) | |||||
| Cachexia (1) | |||||
| Heart failure (1) | |||||
| Sepsis (1) | |||||
| Visceral gout (1) | |||||
| Salpingoperitonitis (P. multocida) (1) | |||||
| 2008 | 10 | 5 | Cachexia (5) | Heterakis gallinarum (6) | Cnemidocoptes mutans (1) |
| Colibasillosis (2) | |||||
| Predator (2) | |||||
| Listeriosis (1) | |||||
| 2009 | 13 | 11 | Marek’s disease (4) | Capillaria spp. (2) | Cnemidocoptes mutans (1) |
| Colibacillosis (3) | Eimeria spp. (2) | Dermanyssus gallinae (1) | |||
| Cachexia (2) |
Heterakis gallinarum (3)
. |
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| Coccidiosis (1) | |||||
| Dust pneumonia (1) | |||||
| Heart failure (1) | |||||
| Listeriosis (1) | |||||
| 2010 | 13 | 7 | Non-starter syndrome (4) | Ascaridia galli (3) | Dermanyssus gallinae (2) |
| Marek’s disease (3) | Capillaria spp. (1) | Menacanthus stramineus (1) | |||
| Coccidiosis (2) | Eimeria spp. (3) | ||||
| Opaque cornea (2) | Heterakis gallinarum (1) | ||||
| Colibacillosis (1) | |||||
| Sepsis (1) | |||||
| 2011 | 22 | 18 | Marek’s disease (5) | Ascaridia galli (6) | Dermanyssus gallinae (1) |
| Nails in gizzard (4) | Capillaria spp. (4) | ||||
| Coccidiosis (2) | Eimeria spp. (5) | ||||
| Heart failure (2) | Heterakis gallinarum (3) | ||||
| Visceral gout (2) | |||||
| Aspergillosis (1) | |||||
| Cachexia (1) | |||||
| Colibacillosis (1) | |||||
| Dust pneumonia (1) | |||||
| Hepatic lipidosis (1) | |||||
| Listeriosis (1) | |||||
| Muscular dystrophy (1) | |||||
| In total | 132 |
AThe number of findings. One bird had only one finding. BThe number of findings. One bird could have more than one finding.