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| Santos,FC dos; Brandão,MDM; Silva,CC da; Machado,LS; Soares,MV; Barreto,ML; Nascimento,ER do; Pereira,VLA. |
| A farm with 3,000 free-range hens between 24 and 65 weeks of age was investigated. These hens were separated in small flocks of 400 to 700 birds, presenting 10 to 23% egg production reduction. Twenty serum samples were collected during the period of drop in egg production and three weeks later for the investigation of Mycoplasma synoviae (MS), M. gallisepticum (MG) and Infectious Bronchitis Virus (IBV) antibodies using ELISA. At the time of the second collection, egg production had resumed to normal levels; however, with 10.23% of the eggs showed eggshell abnormalities limited to the apex. Eggshell strength was significantly different between normal and those with eggshell apex abnormalities, but not other egg-quality parameters. ELISA tests showed that MS... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Eggs; Mycoplasm; Egg defects; Egg abnormality; Economic loss. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2014000200015 |
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| Nascimento,ER do; Polo,P de A; Pereira,VL de A; Barreto,ML; Nascimento,M da GF do; Zuanaze,MAF; Corrêa,ARA; Silva,R de CF. |
| False positive serologic reactions and difficulties in the diagnosis of Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) in chickens have increased lately as a result of infection by low virulent MG strains and the use of live MG vaccines in poultry. The objective of this study was to evaluate the serologic responses of SPF chickens exposed to the three commercially available live MG vaccines, and one low virulent MG strain (MG-70), contributing to the diagnosis and monitoring of MG infection in birds. Six groups of SPF chickens were used. The control group was not infected nor challenged; one group was infected with the low virulent strain MG-70 (MG-70); three groups were immunized and named after the MG vaccine used, i.e., MG-6/85, MG-ts11, and MG-F; and finally one group... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Mycoplasma; Poultry; Serology; Vaccination. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2006000100007 |
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