Clostridium susceptibility to formic acid
Clostridial diseases
Pathogenic clostridial species are associated with a host of different disease states in poultry. Probably the most well known would be necrotic enteritis (NE), which is caused by Clostridium perfringens. Usually in association with some sort of gut stressor like coccidia infection, excessively high dietary protein, or high fiber. Overall, the cost of NE to the broiler industry is estimated to be more than $5 billion globally. There are several other poultry clostridial diseases in addition to NE. For example, C. colinum causes ulcerative enteritis, C. perfringens and C. septicum both cause gangrenous dermatitis/cellulitis, and C. botulinum causes botulism.