Marietto-Goncalves, Guilherme Augusto [UNESP]Grandi, Fabrizio [UNESP]Andreatti Filho, Raphael Lucio [UNESP]2014-05-202014-05-202012-01-01Scientific World Journal. New York: Hindawi Publishing Corporation, p. 3, 2012.1537-744Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/13103The present study aimed to describe a simple technique for enema administration in one-day-old broiler chicks. For this purpose we used 455 unsexed health birds divided into four groups submitted to three different experimental protocols: in the first one, we measured the total length of the large intestine in order to establish a secure distance for probe introduction; in the second, we evaluated maximum compliance of large intestine and diffusion range; finally, based on results obtained we tested the hypothesis in 400 birds in order to standardize the method. Enema solutions applied in an intrarectal manner with a stainless steel gavage BD-10 probe into one-day-old broiler chicks at 0.2 mL at a distance of 1.5 cm proved to be a reliable method.3engArtigo10.1100/2012/483214WOS:000305119700001Acesso aberto2-s2.0-84861024192WOS000305119700001.pdf