Hoerr F J, Current W L, Haynes T B
Avian Dis. 1986 Apr-Jun;30(2):421-5.
Young quails kept in wire-floored cages experienced high mortality, beginning at age 5 days, from diarrhea that was unresponsive to antibiotic therapy. At necropsy, the small intestine had clear fluid content and the cecum was distended by brown foamy fluid. Histopathologic findings in the small intestine were shortened villi with detached enterocytes at the tip. Cryptosporidium sp. (confirmed by electron microscopy) were numerous in the microvillous border. Neither bacterial nor viral pathogens were detected. No infection was established in day-old chickens gavaged with feces and intestinal contents from infected quails. Thorough cleansing of the cages followed by application of commercial bleach prevented recurrence.
饲养在金属网底笼中的幼鹌鹑从5日龄开始死亡率很高，死于对抗生素治疗无反应的腹泻。尸检时，小肠内有清亮的液体内容物，盲肠被棕色泡沫状液体扩张。小肠的组织病理学发现为绒毛缩短，顶端肠上皮细胞脱落。隐孢子虫属（经电子显微镜确认）在微绒毛边界大量存在。未检测到细菌和病毒病原体。用感染鹌鹑的粪便和肠道内容物灌喂一日龄雏鸡未引发感染。彻底清洁笼子并使用商用漂白剂可防止复发。
