Experimental inoculation of avian polyomavirus in chemically and virally immunosuppressed chickens

• Published in: Avian diseases Vol. 43; no. 3; p. 476
• Main Authors: Fitzgerald, S D, Kingwill, S J, Briggs, S, Awolaja, O, Basile, A, Griffioen, L, Potter, E A, Wu, C C, Taylor, S P, Reed, W M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.1999
• Subjects: Animals; Birnaviridae Infections - immunology; Birnaviridae Infections - prevention & control; Birnaviridae Infections - veterinary; Bursa of Fabricius - immunology; Chicken anemia virus - immunology; Chickens; Circoviridae Infections - immunology; Circoviridae Infections - prevention & control; Circoviridae Infections - veterinary; Cyclophosphamide - pharmacology; Immunosuppression; Infectious bursal disease virus - immunology; Liver - drug effects; Liver - pathology; Organ Size; Poultry Diseases - immunology; Poultry Diseases - prevention & control; Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms; Spleen - drug effects; Spleen - pathology; Time Factors; Vaccines, Combined; Viral Vaccines

The purpose of this series of experiments was to determine the effect of various types of immunosuppressive treatments (cyclophosphamide, infectious bursal disease virus [IBDV], chicken anemia virus [CAV], and combination infection with IBDV and CAV) on susceptibility of chickens to challenge with a...