APV in Poultry
Serological survey on avian pneumovirus infection in commercial poultry farms in Saudi Arabia
Published: August 29, 2011
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Avian pneumovirus (APV) is the causative agent of turkey rhinotracheitis (TRT) and swollen head syndrome (SHS) in turkeys and chickens, respectively (Buys et al. , 1989). The APV belongs to the family paramyxoviridae which has two subfamilies, the paramyxovirinae and pneumovirinae (Regenmortel et al. , 2000). The first isolate of APV was obtained in South Africa in 1979 (Buy...
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Bairaha Farms PLC
18 de abril de 2012
dear Dr Abdullah: Good article about avian pneumovirus infection in commercial poultry farms. Did you or do you come across any breaks of SHS in the sero-positive flocks during any time of their production cycle especially during peaking phase of lay. Your response is cordially welcome.
Dr S.P.Wimalasiri, SriLanka
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24 de abril de 2012
Dear Dr Abdullah, during this outbreak what would be the impact in the production and is it complicate with MG,IB,ND and ILT. Please give your response.
Dr.E.Vijayakumar, Tamilnadu, India.
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