Isolation and identification of Adenovirus 127, the causative agent of egg drop syndrome (EDS), from commercial laying hens in South Africa
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Bragg, R.R. (Robert Richard)
Allwright, D.M.
Coetzee, L.
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Published by the Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute.
Abstract
A drop in egg production associated with loss of pigment and soft-shelled eggs was experienced on a farm in the Western Cape. Investigations revealed high levels of antibodies against adenovirus 127, the causative agent of egg drop syndrome (EDS) in chickens which were not vaccinated against EDS. A cytopathic agent was subsequently isolated in chicken embryo liver cell cultures and identified as EDS virus by haemagglutination inhibition and neutralization tests.
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Veterinary medicine
Sustainable Development Goals
Citation
Bragg, RR, Allwright, DM & Coetzee, L 1991, 'Isolation and identification of Adenovirus 127, the causative agent of egg drop syndrome (EDS), from commercial laying hens in South Africa’, Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 58, no. 4, pp. 309-310.