INTRALESIONAL HERPESVIRUS, REOVIRUS-LIKE PARTICLES, AND BACTERIA IN AMOCK OF BROILER CHICKS WITH SPIKING MORTALITY, DIARRHEA, AND ENTEROTYPHLITIS

The search for a solitary cause of spiking mortality (so-called spikin g mortality syndrome) among broiler chicks has been thwarted by the fa ct that multiple agents cause similar mortality histograms. In the pre sent case report, we describe intralesional herpesvirus, reovirus-like virus particles, and bacteria in small and large intestines from chic ks with a spiking mortality histogram, diarrhea, and enterotyphlitis. We attributed the spiking mortality histogram to starvation coupled wi th diarrhea.