Table 2. The incidence [n (%)] of isolation clinical E. cecorum from different tissue samples depending on the poultry flocks.
| Tissues | CB | BB | CL | T | W | Total | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heart | 29 (38.2) | 11 (29.7) | 13 (56.5) | 3 (60.0) | 3 (42.9) | 59 (39.9) | 0.270 |
| Bone marrow | 55 (72.4)↑ | 7 (18.9) | 3 (13.0) | 0 | 2 (28.6) | 67 (45.3) | <0.001* |
| Joints | 27 (35.5)↑ | 1 (2.7) | 1 (4.3) | 0 | 2 (28.6) | 31 (21.0) | <0.001* |
| Spine | 26 (34.2)↑ | 3 (8.1) | 1 (4.3) | 0 | 0 | 30 (20.3) | 0.001* |
| Liver | 11 (14.5) | 3 (8.1) | 3 (13.0) | 0 | 3 (42.9) | 20 (13.5) | 0.186 |
| Spleen | 1 (1.3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.7) | - |
| Lungs | 5 (6.6) | 15 (40.5)↑ | 5 (21.7) | 1 (20.0) | 1 (14.3) | 27 (18.2) | 0.001* |
| Suborbital sinus | 0 (0)↓ | 2 (5.4) | 2 (8.7) | 1 (20.0) | 1 (14.3) | 6 (4.0) | 0.044* |
| Trachea | 0 (0) | 2 (5.4) | 4 (17.4)↑ | 0 | 1 (14.3) | 7 (4.7) | 0.008* |
| Air sacs | 0 | 2 (5.4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1.3) | 0.229 |
| Mixed tissues | 11 (14.5) | 8 (21.6) | 3 (13.0) | 0 | 0 | 22 (14.9) | 0.274 |
| Yolk sac | 1 (1.3) | 1 (2.7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1.3) | - |
| Embryos | 2 (2.6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1.3) | - |
| Ovary | 0 | 0 | 1 (4.3) | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.7) | - |
| Brain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (14.3) | 1 (0.7) | - |
| Eggs | 0 | 0 | 1 (4.3) | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.7) | - |
| Total (n) | 76 | 37 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 148 | - |
CB—Commercial Broiler Chickens; BB—Broilers Breeders; CL—Commercial Layers; T—Turkeys; W—Waterfowl; G—Geese; D—Ducks
*p-value < 0.05 refers to statistically significant.