1. The roles of the infectious bursal agent and several avian adenoviruses in the hemorrhagic-aplastic-anemia syndrome and gangrenous dermatitis.
- Author
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Rosenberger JK, Klopp S, Eckroade RJ, and Krauss WC
- Subjects
- Adenoviridae pathogenicity, Age Factors, Anemia, Aplastic immunology, Animals, Bursa of Fabricius immunology, Chick Embryo, Crosses, Genetic, Dermatitis immunology, Gangrene immunology, Hemorrhage immunology, Immunization veterinary, Infectious bursal disease virus pathogenicity, Reoviridae Infections immunology, Reoviridae Infections veterinary, Syndrome veterinary, Adenoviridae immunology, Anemia, Aplastic veterinary, Chickens immunology, Dermatitis veterinary, Gangrene veterinary, Hemorrhage veterinary, Infectious bursal disease virus immunology, Poultry Diseases immunology, Reoviridae immunology
- Abstract
The effect that breeder-flock immune status regarding the infectious bursal agent (IBA) and two avian adenoviruses (DPI-1 and DPI-2) has on the susceptibility of their commercially reared Delmarva broiler progeny to the hemorrhagic-aplastic-anemia syndrome and concurrent gangrenous dermatitis was determined. Lack of immunity to the IBA in breeder flocks was related to an increased susceptibility of progeny to anemia and dermatitis. Breeder-flock immunity to the two adenoviruses tested could not be related to the resistance or susceptibility of their progeny to the hemorrhagic-aplastic-anemia syndrome and gangrenous dermatitis.
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- 1975