Characteristics and Pathogenicity of Two Avian Reoviruses Isolated from Chickens with Leg Problems
- 1 January 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Avian Diseases
- Vol. 27 (1) , 255-260
- https://doi.org/10.2307/1590391
Abstract
Two reoviruses identified as 172 and 176 were isolated from the hock of 2-3 wk old broiler breeders exhibiting leg problems. Oral-ocular or intraplantar inoculation of day-old specific-pathogen-free or broiler chickens produced severe mortality (60-100%) within 2-6 days. The main lesions observed were tenosynovitis as well as necrosis and congestion of the liver, spleen, kidneys and bursa of Fabricius.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: