Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that alpha-toxin protein, long thought to be required for necrotic enteritis to develop, is not the main cause of the chicken disease. The study ...

Necrotic enteritis is an economically devastating intestinal disease of broiler and layer flocks, driven by Clostridium perfringens proliferation and toxin production. The withdrawal of in‐feed ...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The poultry industry loses up to $6 billion annually due to necrotic enteritis, a preventable intestinal disease in poultry, including broiler chickens. An Arkansas Agricultural ...

New research has suggested that a vaccine could soon be developed to suppress the effects of necrotic enteritis, which has spiked following the reduction in the use of antibiotics in poultry. Necrotic ...

The inclusion of a high-flavonoid corn, developed by a Penn State maize geneticist, in the diet of broiler chickens reduced the incidence and severity of a fatal intestinal disorder known as necrotic ...

Researchers from Monash University and CSIRO Livestock Industries have demonstrated for the first time that alpha-toxin protein, long thought to be required for necrotic enteritis to develop, is not ...