Abstract | AIM: To investigate the serological status of Old English Game (OEG) cockerels for a range of infectious diseases of poultry. METHODS: Standard methods were used to screen serum collected from approximately 200 birds during routine dubbing operations, in 2004 and 2005. RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: The disease status of OEG birds is similar to that of commercial poultry.
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Authors | N H Christensen |
Journal | New Zealand veterinary journal
(N Z Vet J)
Vol. 54
Issue 4
Pg. 193-4
(Aug 2006)
ISSN: 0048-0169 [Print] England |
PMID | 16915341
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Antibodies, Bacterial
- Antibodies, Viral
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Topics |
- Animals
- Antibodies, Bacterial
(blood)
- Antibodies, Viral
(blood)
- Bacterial Infections
(epidemiology, veterinary)
- Chickens
- New Zealand
(epidemiology)
- Poultry Diseases
(epidemiology)
- Sentinel Surveillance
(veterinary)
- Seroepidemiologic Studies
- Serologic Tests
(methods, veterinary)
- Virus Diseases
(epidemiology, veterinary)
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