Serological investigations of infectious bursal disease virus and reticuloendotheliosis virus infections in New Zealand chickens

Authors: Bagust TJ, Howell LJ, Alexander AM
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 30, Issue 8, pp 128, Aug 1982
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Avian, Poultry, Production animal
Subject Terms: Biosecurity, Disease surveillance, Epidemiology, Notifiable organisms/exotic disease, Viral, Reproduction, Disease/defect, Infectious disease
Article class: Correspondence

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Abstract: Between 1975 and 1981, sera were collected from 89 New Zealand chicken farms representing a variety of laying and meat birds of different ages from both primary breeders and commercial flocks. In some instances samples were collected from one or more flocks on a farm. In most cases between ten and 20 birds were sampled in a flock and the sera pooled to give a composite sample for testing. Five hundred and sixty samples were tested for antibodies to reticuloendotheliosis virus (REV) using an indirect fluorescence test…

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