A NOVEL INFECTIOUS-BRONCHITIS STRAIN INFECTING BROILER-CHICKENS IN ITALY

Authors
CAPUA I GOUGH RE MANCINI M CASACCIA C WEISS C
Citation
I. Capua et al., A NOVEL INFECTIOUS-BRONCHITIS STRAIN INFECTING BROILER-CHICKENS IN ITALY, Journal of veterinary medicine. Series B, 41(2), 1994, pp. 83-89
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Journal of veterinary medicine. Series B → ACNP
ISSN journal
09311793
Volume
41
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
83 - 89
Database
ISI
SICI code
0931-1793(1994)41:2<83:ANISIB>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
An outbreak of severe respiratory disease in flocks of broiler chicken s was associated with the isolatin of a 'novel' strain of infectious b ronchitis virus (IBV). The isolate, designated 624/I, was isolated fro m 9 of the 11 flocks sampled. The results of cross neutralisation and haemagglutination-inhibition tests showed isolate 624/I to be antigeni cally distinct from several European and American strains. In a serolo gical survey carried out on affected flocks, specific antibodies to IB V strain 624/I and turkey rhinotracheitis (TRT) virus were detected.