Egg yolk peritonitis 


Egg yolk peritonitis is commonly diagnosed in laying hens when yolk from a developing egg or an incompletely shelled or ruptured egg is deposited within the body cavity (the coelom).




 Normally, the developing egg passes from the bird’s single ovary (generally on the left side of the body) into the single tube-like oviduct (salpinx) and then out of the body, through the vent, as a fully shelled egg.





The yolk material that is released into the coelomic cavity then causes inflammation of the peritoneum (the thin layer of tissue lining the coelom and internal organs) and typically the development of fluid within the coelom.




 The yolk material can become infected with bacteria (most commonly E. coli) that can then spread into the bloodstream, causing a secondary, potentially life-threatening infection in critical organs such as the kidneys, liver, and heart.


1.Indications


Hens with egg yolk peritonitis will stop laying eggs or lay only soft-shelled,



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