Pathological Findings of Necrotizing Skeletal Myopathy in Layer Breeder Chickens

산란 종계 골격근의 괴사성 근증에 대한 병리학적 소견

  • 권용국 (국립수의과학검역원 조류질병과)
  • Published : 2003.03.01

Abstract

A necrotizing skeletal myopathy was diagnosed in three flocks of 30,000 thirty-eight-week-old layer breeder chickens. The mortality attributed to the myopathy was 17.7%, 12.3% and 21.1% in flock A, B and C, respectively. Clinically, chickens were showed depression, anorexia, posterior paresis, inability to rise, incoordination, reluctance to move, and leg trembling and weakness. The most striking findings at necropsy was pale streaking in the muscles of the thighs and legs. Microscopic lesions included myofiber degeneration and necrosis with massive cellular proliferation interpreted as sarcolemmal nuclei proliferation. Plasma creatine kinase, asparte aminotransferase and akaline phosphatase were markedly elevated. In conclusion, author suggested that submitted chickens were affected by ionophores poisoning.

경기도 소재 산란종계 농장에서 심한 운동실조와 급격한 폐사율 증가 등의 임상증상이 발현되어 국립수의과학검역원 조류질병과에 38주령 닭 15수가 질병진단을 목적으로 의뢰되어 병리해부검사, 조직검사, 임상병리 검사를 실시한 결과 아래와 같은 결과를 얻을 수 있었다. 각 1만수씩 입식된 3개 계군의 폐사율은 17.7%(A동), 12.3%(B동), 21.1%(C동)이었으며 폐사 직전 닭들의 특이적인 임상증상으로는 침울, 식욕결핍, 다리마비, 기립불능 등이 관찰되었다. 병리해부검사상에서는 대퇴부와 다리부위 골격근의 변성과 괴사로 변색, 긴장도 상실, 연화 등이 확인되었다. 조직검사 결과 근섬유의 괴사와 함께 심한 염증세포의 침윤이 특징적인 괴사성 근증이 관찰되었다. 또한 혈청내 creatine kinase, asparte aminotransferase, akaline phosphatase 농도검사에서도 정상적인 조류의 범위보다 2배 이상 상승된 농도가 확인되어 간접적으로 괴사성 근증임을 확인할 수 있었다.

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