Abstract
Forty-six percent of 3,585 serum samples from 174 broiler-breeder chicken flocks in 9 states were positive for the precipitating antibody of hemorrhagic enteritis (HE) of turkeys/marble spleen disease (MSD) of pheasants. Seroconversion was detected only in flocks 19 weeks of age and older. The percent of individual serum samples positive within a flock increased with the age of the flock.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Adenoviridae Infections / epidemiology
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Adenoviridae Infections / immunology
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Adenoviridae Infections / veterinary*
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Animals
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Antibodies, Viral / analysis
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Aviadenovirus / immunology
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Chickens*
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Poultry Diseases / epidemiology*
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Poultry Diseases / immunology
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Splenomegaly / epidemiology
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Splenomegaly / immunology
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Splenomegaly / veterinary*
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United States