A Pilot Study on the Effect of Thyme Microemulsion Compared with Antibiotic as Treatment of Salmonella Enteritidis in Broiler

Table 10

Pathological lesions in groups treated with SXT strain 2 weeks after inoculation.

Organ	Lesion	Score
		GR2	GR4	GR6	GR9	GR12
Heart	Edema	+++	++	++	+	++
	Hemorrhage	+++	++	++	+	++
	Necrosis	++	—	—	—	++
	Heterophilic infiltration	++	+	+	+	++
	Pericarditis	+	—	++	—	—
Liver	Heterophilic infiltration	++	+++	+++	++	+++
	Congestion of blood vessels and sinusoids	+++	+++	+++	++	+++
	Hepatocytic degeneration	++	+++	+++	++	+++
	Necrosis	+	++	++	+	+++
Spleen	Lymphocytic depletion	++	+++	++	+	+
	Vasculitis	++	+++	+++	+	+
	2ry follicle	+	—	+++	+	+
	Necrosis	++	+++	—	—	—
Proventriculus	Heterophilic infiltration	+++	+++	+++	+	++
	Mucosal degeneration	+++	+++	+++	+	+++
	Necrosis	++	++	+++	—	+
Cecum	Thickening wall	+++	+++	+++	++	+++
	Heterophilic infiltration	+++	+++	+++	++	+++
	Necrosis	++	++	+++	++	+++

(+ = mild, ++ = moderate, +++ = severe).