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Avian Dis ; 56(4): 720-4, 2012 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23397844

ABSTRACT

The current information on the prevalence of avian metapneumovirus (aMPV) infection in layers is fragmentary and its true impact on egg production often remains unknown or unclear. In order to draw an epidemiologic picture of aMPV presence in layer flocks in Italy, a survey was performed on 19 flocks of pullets and layers based on longitudinal studies or sporadic samplings. aMPV was detected by reverse transcription (RT)-PCR, and blood samples were collected for serology by aMPV ELISA. Occurrences of respiratory signs and a drop in egg production were recorded. Possible involvement of infectious bronchitis (IB) and egg drop syndrome (EDS) viruses that could have caused loss of egg production we ruled out for IB virus by RT-PCR, and EDS virus was ruled out by hemagglutination-inhibition (HI). Only subtype B of aMPV was found in both pullet and layer farms. Surveys of pullets showed that most groups became infected prior to the onset of lay without showing clear respiratory signs. At the point of lay, these groups were serologically positive to aMPV. In two layer flocks, egg drops were observed and could be strongly linked to the presence of aMPV infection. Results were correlated with aMPV vaccination programs applied to the birds in three flocks on the same farm. Only a vaccination program which included two live and one killed vaccines gave complete protection from aMPV infection to the birds, while a single live vaccine application was not efficacious. The current study gives an inside view of field aMPV diffusion in Italy and its control in layers.


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Chickens , Metapneumovirus/isolation & purification , Paramyxoviridae Infections/veterinary , Poultry Diseases/epidemiology , Poultry Diseases/prevention & control , Vaccination/methods , Adenoviridae Infections/diagnosis , Adenoviridae Infections/epidemiology , Adenoviridae Infections/veterinary , Animals , Atadenovirus/isolation & purification , Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis , Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology , Coronavirus Infections/veterinary , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay/veterinary , Female , Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests/veterinary , Infectious bronchitis virus/isolation & purification , Italy/epidemiology , Longitudinal Studies , Metapneumovirus/classification , Paramyxoviridae Infections/epidemiology , Paramyxoviridae Infections/prevention & control , Poultry Diseases/virology , Reproduction , Respiratory Tract Infections/epidemiology , Respiratory Tract Infections/prevention & control , Respiratory Tract Infections/virology , Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction/veterinary , Serologic Tests/veterinary , Vaccination/veterinary
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Avian Pathol ; 37(5): 487-93, 2008 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18798022

ABSTRACT

The aims of this study were firstly to evaluate the pathogenicity of an Italian isolate of the QX strain of infectious bronchitis (IB) virus using 1-day-old female specific pathogen free chicks (layer type) and 1-day-old female commercial broiler type chickens, and secondly to assess the level of protection induced in these birds by a vaccination programme including the IB Massachusetts and 4/91 serotype live attenuated vaccines. Unvaccinated birds showed clinical signs of varying severity, predominantly affecting the upper respiratory tract. Vaccinated birds appeared healthy, with the exception of a very mild conjunctivitis affecting a limited number of the broilers. Vaccination fully protected specific pathogen free birds, since no histopathological lesions were observed, nor was virus detected following challenge. In broilers, replication of the challenge virus was not prevented but was significantly reduced. This study confirms that vaccination at 1 day old and at 14 days of age using the Ma5 and 4/91 IB vaccines may be instrumental in reducing the economic impact of QX IB virus infections in layer and broiler farms.


Subject(s)
Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control , Infectious bronchitis virus/classification , Viral Vaccines/immunology , Animals , Chickens , Coronavirus Infections/virology , Female , Infectious bronchitis virus/isolation & purification , Serotyping , Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms , Trachea/ultrastructure , Trachea/virology
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