Outbreaks of egg drop syndrome due to EDS-76 virus in quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica). |
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| Authors: | B B Das H K Pradhan |
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| Institution: | Central Avian Research Institute, Izatnagar, India. |
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| Abstract: | Two outbreaks of the egg drop syndrome were observed in quail flocks maintained on a farm together with chickens. The decrease in egg production ranged from 10.6 per cent to 50.6 per cent, and the number of soft-shelled eggs increased with the decline in egg production. In both the outbreaks haemagglutination inhibiting antibodies to EDS-76 virus were detected. Fluorescent viral antigen specific to EDS-76 virus was also detected in the lining epithelial and glandular cells of the uterus. |
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