Severe outbreak of Marek's disease in crested partridges (Rollulus rouloul)
| Autor: | Susan J. Baigent, Cristina Garcia-Rueda, Richard Byas, Alejandro Núñez, Alex Schock |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Veterinary medicine animal structures 040301 veterinary sciences Partridges viruses visual_art.art_subject Disease Virus Disease Outbreaks 0403 veterinary science Marek Disease Gallid herpesvirus Animals Galliformes Marek's disease General Veterinary biology Bird Diseases 0402 animal and dairy science Outbreak 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences General Medicine biology.organism_classification 040201 dairy & animal science Virology United Kingdom visual_art |
| Zdroj: | The Veterinary record. 179(17) |
| ISSN: | 2042-7670 |
| Popis: | MAREK'S disease (MD) is a well-recognised disease in poultry worldwide caused by gallid herpesvirus 2 (GaHV-2), also known as Marek's disease virus serotype 1 (MDV-1), and can result in significant losses in poultry. Following the introduction of MD virus (MDV) vaccines, the losses have been substantially reduced in commercial poultry, although disease is still regularly diagnosed in unvaccinated birds, such as backyard chickens. Apart from chickens, the disease has been described in turkeys (Deuchande and others 2012), Japanese quails (Pennycott 2000, Pennycott and others 2003), pheasants (Pennycott 2000) and most recently in crested partridges ( Rollulus rouloul ) in Belgium (Haesendonck and others 2015). By reporting our experience, we would like to raise awareness of the disease … |
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