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J. World's Poult. Res. 4(2): 30-36, 2014
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Poultry Research
Prevalence and Pathology of Egg Bound Syndrome in Commercial
White Leghorn Chicken
Palani Srinivasan1*, Gurusamypalayam Amirthalingam Balasubramaniam2, Thippichettipalayam
Ramasamy Gopala Krishna Murthy1 and Perumal Balachandran2
1
Poultry Disease Diagnosis and Surveillance Laboratory, Veterinary College and Research Institute Campus,
Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India
2
Department of Veterinary Pathology, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India
* Corresponding author’s email: srinipat2004@yahoo.com
Received: March 11 2014
Accepted: April 02 2014
ABSTRACT
Prevalence of egg bound syndrome in commercial white leghorn layer chicken in Namakkal
region of India was studied over a period of two years from June 2009 to May 2011. Out of 24,158
carcasses examined, the egg bound syndrome was noticed in 663 cases with a overall mortality of
0.5 %. The study revealed that heat stress (28.66%), asphyxia (23.23%), hypocalcemia (17.35%),
salpingitis (7.54%), large size egg (6.18%), dehydration (5.73%), vent trauma (5.28%), obesity
(3.62%), abnormal ovulation (1.81%) and oviduct neoplasm (0.60%) were the various causes of
egg bound syndrome in commercial layer chicken. Microbial analysis of the samples revealed the
presence of Escherichia coli from cases associated with salpingitis. The syndrome was recorded
with highest occurrence in 21-30 wk and 61-70 wk age laying chicken and with a higher incidence
in summer season (44.95%).
Keywords: Layer chicken, Prevalence, Egg bound
INTRODUCTION
egg bound syndrome, however it was rarely diagnosed
and reported (Batra and Singh, 1978) and their
etiological factors were not investigated in relation to
their age and season wise occurrence. To ensure
persistent and maximum production in poultry flocks, it
is imperative to investigate the egg bound syndrome in
order to understand its prevalence, nature and
significance of this disorder. Therefore present study
was planned to find out the prevalence of egg bound
syndrome associated mortality in layer chickens in
Namakkal zone of India.
Namakkal is the most thickly populated poultry
zone in India with a layer population of 45 million birds
and occupying second place in egg production at
national level (Srinivasan et al., 2012a). As a result of
continuous and rapid selection for more egg production
and heavier egg weight, current commercial layer
hybrids produce more than 350 eggs in the 60 wk
laying period (Catli et al., 2012). Although it is well
known that reproductive disease of poultry results in
decreased egg production and increased mortality,
avian reproductive pathology is treated rather briefly in
literature (Solomon, 2002).
The avian oviduct is a tubular organ responsible
for forming the egg by the secretion of components
surrounding the yolk. Oviductal derangements such as
atrophic oviduct (Srinivasan et al., 2012a), cystic
oviduct and persistent right oviduct (Srinivasan et al.,
2011a and 2011 b) are reported in commercial layer
chicken and cause reduction in egg production and
mortality. In egg bound syndrome a fully or partially
formed egg is lodged in the shell gland or vagina, but
can not be expelled by the bird at a normal rate. It is
commonly noticed in pet birds (Worell, 1999) and
broiler breeders (Eitan and Soller, 2009) resulting in
life threatening symptoms and high mortality. Modern
commercial layers are highly prolific and susceptible to
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Flock history
The study was carried out over a period of two
year (June 2009 to May 2011). A total of 24,158
carcasses of white leghorn layers, above 20 weeks of
age belonging to commercial poultry farms situated in
and around Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu state,
India were examined for the presence of egg bound
syndrome. The flocks showing egg bound syndrome
were inspected and information regarding shed
capacity, flock size, cage size, strain of chicken, cage
management and hygiene, feed additives, vitaminsmineral supplements, treatments and egg production
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traits were collected from the owners of the farms. To
study the seasonal variations in the incidence of the egg
bound syndrome, the whole year was divided into four
seasons namely summer (March, April and May), south
west monsoon (June, July and August), north east
monsoon (September, October and November) and
winter (December, January and February). According
to the age, layers were grouped as 21 – 30 wks, 31- 40
wks, 41 – 50 wks, 51 – 60 wks, 61 – 70 wks and 71 –
80 wks.
follicles were congested, fully developed with follicular
hierarchy in suddenly died birds where as in chronic
cases follicular regression and rupture with spillage of
yolk materials in the abdominal cavity and occasionally
the oviduct was atrophied and covered with thick
exudates.
Large sized eggs due to double yolk in young
layers was longer, broader and bigger in size (60 to
65gm) compared to normal egg (40 to 45 gm), fully
formed and lodged in uterus or vagina (Fig. 1) (personal
observation). In abnormal ovulation, an oviduct
contained two eggs in different region of oviduct at
different states of formation (Fig. 2) or in a distended
shell gland (Fig. 3). Heat stress affected birds, uterus
contained mostly thin shelled or shell less eggs with
ovarian congestion (Fig. 4). In hypocalcemia an active,
congested ovaries with partially or fully formed egg in
the shell gland (Fig. 5) were observed. In few cases
only thin shell membrane was noticed in the lower part
of the oviduct and the femur was very fragile with little
or no medullary bone. Traumatic injury of cloaca the
vent region was thickened by blackish crusty materials
with fully formed egg in the lower part of the oviduct
(Fig. 6). Obese birds, showed enlarged, pale yellowish
and friable liver, thick abdominal fat and fully formed
egg in shell gland (Fig. 7). In dehydration the condition
of the carcasses was fair to poor and the oviduct wall
was tightly adhered on the egg surface (Fig. 8).
Asphyxia associated egg boundness was commonly
noticed in infectious laryngotracheitis and diphtheritic
pox, in this the birds showed normal follicular
hierarchy, completely formed egg in the uterus and
haemorrhagic or caseous exudate in the upper part of
the trachea (Fig. 9). In salpingitis cases oviduct
contained fully formed egg coated with albuminous
exudate and the mucosa showed mild thickening and
congestion (Fig. 10). Neoplastic condition of oviduct
especially uterine adenocarcinoma the mucosa was
markedly thickened and the lumen was narrowed with
multiple eggs in various stages of formation in different
regions of oviduct (Fig. 11). The first egg acquires a
white band and chalky appearance, while the second
egg is flattened on its contiguous surface (ie, slabsided). In few birds internal laying of thin shelled eggs
was also noticed.
Pathological examination
The dead birds were surface disinfected and
necropsies were performed as per approved procedure
(Chauhan and Roy, 2007). The area of the vent and
cloaca was examined for signs of inflammation and
prolapse. The carcasses were thoroughly examined for
gross pathological changes including inflammatory
signs and presence of exudates in the peritoneal cavity,
ovary, oviduct or all of them. Oviduct with egg bound
was removed and opened along its longitudinal axis for
examination of mucosal surface and shell formation,
size, numbers and position of eggs.
Isolation of causative agent
Heart blood, liver and oviduct swabs were
collected from 663 dead birds with egg bound condition
for screening of bacterial agents. The samples were
placed in Brain Heart Infusion (BHI) broth and
incubated at 37°C for 24 h and cultured aerobically in
Brian heart infusion agar (BHIA) MacConkey’s agar
and eosin methylene blue agar (EMBA) for isolation of
bacteria. Bacterial isolates were identified on the basis
of their morphology, growth characteristics, sugar
fermentation and biochemical characteristics (Quinn et
al., 2011). Trachea, lung, spleen, caecal tonsil, kidney
and oviduct collected from egg bound cases were
subjected to haemagglutination (HA) test for detection
of Newcastle disease virus (NDV) (Alexander and
Senne, 2008; Mohammad et al., 2013) infectious
bronchitis virus (IBV)(Villarreal, 2010) and egg drop
syndrome – 76 (EDS-76) virus (Alam et al., 2009).
Serum samples collected randomly from ten birds from
flocks affected with egg bound syndrome were
examined by haemagglutination inhibition (HI) test for
the presence of antibodies to NDV, IBV and EDS virus
and by ELISA for the Mycoplasma gallisepticum (Mg)
and Mycoplasma synoviae (Ms).
RESULTS
Egg bound syndrome in commercial layer
chicken was diagnosed based on the presence of
partially or fully formed egg in the oviduct especially in
the shell gland or vagina on necropsy examination and
laboratory investigation (personal observation). The
syndrome was recorded in 663 (2.74 per cent) out of
24158 birds examined over a period of two years (June
2009 to May 2011) as shown in the Table 1. Among
the various causes large sized egg, heat stress,
hypocalcemia and asphyxia induced by infectious
laryngotracheitis and diphtheritic pox caused sudden
death whereas the others caused chronic death. Ovarian
Fig. 1. Egg bound syndrome in a 28 wk old layer with
double yolk
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Fig. 2. Egg bound syndrome in abnormal ovulation
revealed two eggs in different region of oviduct of 25
wk old white leghorn chicken.
Fig. 5. Egg bound syndrome in hypocalcemia showed
partially formed egg in the Uterus of white leghorn
chicken.
Fig. 3. Egg bound syndrome in abnormal ovulation
revealed two eggs in different stages of formation of
white leghorn chicken.
Fig. 6. Egg bound syndrome in vent pecking showed
fully formed egg in the uterus with wound in the cloacal
region of white leghorn chicken
Fig. 4. Egg bound syndrome in heat stress showed thin
shelled egg in the Uterus of white leghorn chicken.
Fig. 7. Egg bound syndrome in obesity showed thick
abdominal fat and fully formed egg in the uterus of
white leghorn chicken.
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Fig. 8. Egg bound syndrome in dehydration showed
enteritis and fully formed egg in uterus of white leghorn
chicken.
Fig. 11. Egg bound syndrome in uterine
adenocarcinoma showed thickened uterine mucosa with
multiple eggs in various stages of formation in white
leghorn chicken.
Bacteriological examination of liver, heart blood
and oviduct swabs collected from egg bound cases
associated with salpingitis revealed the presence of
E.coli. The organism was identified based on lactose
fermenting, pink colour round, smooth and glistening
colonies on Mac Conkey’s agar, black colonies with
metallic sheen on EMB agar, indole production at
44ºC, gas production in Eijkmann test and acid and gas
production in differential sugar fermentation tests.
Tissue samples collected for virological examination
was found to be negative in haemagglutination test
against NDV, IBV and EDS-76 virus. Moreover, it was
confirmed in the serological tests also, since all sera
were positive for Newcastle disease virus and
Infectious bronchitis virus as a result of vaccination.
The HI titer for EDS- 76 and ELISA value for Mg and
Ms were found to be negative.
Age and season wise occurrence of egg bound
syndrome in layer chicken was presented in Table 1.
Age wise analysis on the overall occurrence of egg
boundness in 663 commercial layer chicken showed
highest occurrence in 21 to 30 wk followed by 60-70
and 70 – 80 wk age groups. Analysis of data on the
season wise occurrence showed highest incidence
during summer (44.45 per cent) followed by south west
monsoon, winter and north east monsoon. Mortality in
the affected flocks was 0.5 per cent however morbidity
and drop in egg production was not observed.
Fig. 9. Egg bound syndrome in asphyxia showed fully
formed egg in the uterus of white leghorn chicken
DISCUSSION
Commercial layers in India are predominantly
white egg producers (>95 per cent) with good farming
practises, production is 350 eggs per hen housed in a 60
wk laying cycle. Expulsion of the fully formed egg
(oviposition) from the oviduct involves the muscular
contraction of the uterus (shell gland) if there is any
delay or defect in the mechanism leads to egg bound
syndrome in poultry. In the present study 2.74 per cent
of dead birds showed egg bound syndrome which was
in accordance with the results of Bhattacharjee et al.
(1996) who also observed 2.80 per cent in layer
chicken. However, Rahman and Samad (2003) and
Fig. 10. Egg bound syndrome in salpingitis showed
albumin coated fully formed egg in the oviduct of white
leghorn chicken.
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Muthulakshmi et al. (2012) observed egg bound
syndrome in 8.28 and 8.0 per cent respectively in layer
chicken. The difference in the occurrence of egg bound
syndrome was due to variation in the duration of the
study, management, climatic condition and type of
birds utilized for the study.
Table 1. Egg bound syndrome: Age and season wise distribution and proportionate incidence
S.No
1.
2.
Cause of egg
boundness
Age (weeks)
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
Large size egg
17
03
--Abnormal
07
05
--ovulation
3.
Obesity
05
02
--4.
Vent trauma
18
11
06
-5.
Hypocalcemia
--14
25
6.
Dehydration
5
6
4
10
7.
Asphyxia
45
25
31
23
8.
Heat stress
55
41
27
25
9.
Salpingitis
16
10
9
5
10.
Oviduct
----neoplasm
168
96
93
91
Total
25.34 15.54 13.73 13.27
Per cent
SWM- South west monsoon, NEM- North east monsoon
Season
61-70
71-80
Summer
SWM
NEM
Winter
No. of
cases
11
10
11
06
09
15
41
Proportionate
incidence (%)
encountered
6.18
--
--
05
02
03
02
12
1.81
08
-36
7
16
26
6
09
-40
6
14
16
4
04
11
56
16
56
130
09
03
07
15
05
40
50
10
05
09
20
04
36
20
12
08
24
13
22
10
11
24
35
115
38
154
190
50
3.62
5.28
17.35
5.73
23.23
28.66
7.54
2
2
--
01
01
02
04
0.60
112
16.89
103
15.23
298
44.95
139
20.96
107
16.14
119
17.95
663
100
Egg bound due to large sized egg was commonly
noticed in young layers (21 to 30 wks) due to double
yolked egg. The results are in consistent with Lewis et
al. (1997) who also observed double yolked eggs during
the start of a laying period and decreased as the birds
mature. Ovulation normally occurs half an hour after
oviposition. Simultaneous development and release of
two follicles at a time occurs due to increased level of
reproductive hormones by an over stimulated ovary in
young layers (Lowry et al., 1979). Abnormal size egg
will stretch and possibly weaken uterine muscle leads to
egg bound. In hens, the next day’s egg enters the shell
gland (uterus) 5 h after oviposition (Warren and Scott,
1935). In few birds two eggs in different state of
formation at different region of oviduct or two eggs in
one distended shell gland was noticed due to erratic
ovulation (Robinson et al., 1991).
Heat stress associated egg bound was noticed
throughout the laying cycle however more common
during the early laying period. Modern commercial
layer strain attain peak production in between 25 to 30
wk (Srinivasan et al., 2012a) during this period
metabolic heat production is increased to meet out the
production demand makes them unable to cope up with
the increasing environmental temperature. Presence of
thin shelled egg or shell less egg in uterus is due to the
death of the birds in the evening hours of day, since
calcification occurs during night hours. Moreover if
laying hens exposed high temperature plasma calcium
level significantly reduced due to reduction in calcium
use and uptake by the uterine and duodenal epithelial
cells respectively leads to hypocalcemia (Mahmoud et
al ., 1996).
Egg-bound cases associated with hypocalcemia
revealed partially or fully formed eggs in the uterus or
sometimes only egg membranes. A calcium deficient
bird may produce eggs whose shells are softer or more
fragile than normal and it is very difficult for a bird to
lay a soft-shelled egg, since the muscles that push the
egg out tend to deform the egg rather than moving it.
The egg may be stuck near the cloaca, or further inside.
However, ovarian follicles were well developed with
follicualr hierarchy, indicating that the birds were
actively laying before death (Julian, 2005).
Incidences of obesity associated egg bounding
were less common in commercial layers compared
broiler breeders. Obesity caused egg bounding in
young layers and above 60wk of age due to over
feeding during growing period and excess energy intake
compared to production in older birds. In obesity,
increased amount of lipids also deposited in the
glandular epithelium of the shell gland which impairs
calcium utilization for the egg shell formation.
Excessive abdominal fat in vent region will reduce the
elasticity of the oviduct and predispose to egg
boundness (Brake and Thaxton, 1979). Infectious
laryngotracheitis and diphtheritic pox caused sudden
death due to asphyxia with partially or fully formed
eggs in the oviduct and these lesions are in conformity
with earlier reports (Bhattacharjee et al., 1996;
Srinivasan et al., 2012b). Oviposition activity in the
affected bird might have aggravated the partial or
complete obstruction of tracheal lumen and resulting
asphyxia (Srinivasan et al., 2012b). Injuries on the vent
lead to inflammatory condition and pain can hinder egg
laying (Kaikabo et al., 2007). Salpingitis might cause
chronic irritation and hyperactivity of oviduct leading
to production and deposition of albuminous exudate on
the formed egg (Srinivasan et al., 2013)
In uterine adenocarcinoma, the oviduct lumen
was narrowed resulting in mechanical obstruction of
egg movement leads to presence of two or more eggs in
various stages of formation in the oviduct. As the
second egg comes in contact with the first, pressure is
exerted, disrupting the normal pattern of mineralization.
The first egg acquires a white band and chalky
appearance, while the second egg is flattened on its
contiguous surface (ie, slab-sided) (Reynard and
Savory, 1999). Uterine adenocarcinoma was commonly
encountered above 61 wk, which concurs with the
earlier report (Bwala et al., 2011) that ovarian and
oviduct adenocarcinoma are frequently encountered in
older white leghorn hens.
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