Case Report: Reovirus-Associated Mortality in Broiler Chickens

Serious mortalities (10 and 18%) occurred over a period of a few days in chickens less than 14 days old on 2 broiler farms. Deaths were restricted to a single shed on each farm. Prominent gross pathological lesions were hydropericardium and smaller spleens. Salmonellae were isolated from birds in bo...

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Published in:Avian diseases 1974-07, Vol.18 (3), p.472-476
Main Authors: Bains, B. S., MacKenzie, Margaret, Spradbrow, P. B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Broiler chickens
Chickens
Chicks
Disease outbreaks
Eggs
Embryos
Heart diseases
Lesions
Mortality
Reoviridae
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Summary:Serious mortalities (10 and 18%) occurred over a period of a few days in chickens less than 14 days old on 2 broiler farms. Deaths were restricted to a single shed on each farm. Prominent gross pathological lesions were hydropericardium and smaller spleens. Salmonellae were isolated from birds in both outbreaks. Reoviruses were isolated from the hearts of affected birds.
ISSN:0005-2086
1938-4351
DOI:10.2307/1589117