Reovirus associated with excessive mortality in young bobwhite quail

• Published in: Avian diseases Vol. 37; no. 4; p. 1130
• Main Authors: Magee, D.L, Montgomery, R.D, Maslin, W.R, Wu, C.C, Jack, S.W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.1993
• Subjects: ADENOVIRUS AVIAR; Animals; Animals, Domestic; AVIADENOVIRUS; Bird Diseases; CAILLE; CODORNIZ; Colinus; ESTUDIOS DE CASOS PRACTICOS; ETUDE DE CAS; MORTALIDAD; MORTALITE; PODER PATOGENO; POUVOIR PATHOGENE; REOVIRIDAE; Reoviridae - isolation & purification; Reoviridae Infections - epidemiology; Reoviridae Infections - mortality; Reoviridae Infections - veterinary; SINTOMAS; SYMPTOME

Multiple submissions of bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) were received for diagnosis from a commercial-size quail operation. The history and clinical signs included respiratory distress, lethargy, and substantial mortality. Reovirus was recovered from quail in the first submission, and both reov...