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Rocha-e-Silva,RC; Cardoso,WM; Teixeira,RSC; Albuquerque,ÁH; Horn,RV; Cavalcanti,CM; Lopes,ES; Gomes Filho,VJR. |
Salmonella Gallinarum is the agent of fowl typhoid in poultry and infects mainly adult galliforms, causing significant economic losses in poultry production. Because quails are susceptible to this disease and quail production is becoming increasingly important in Brazil, this study was carried out to evaluate the virulence of Salmonella Gallinarum strain to quails. The inoculum was prepared from S. Gallinarum strain resistant to nalidixic acid. Forty eight 16-week-old Japanese quails were randomly distributed in three groups. Before the experiment, cloacal swabs were collected from all birds in order to confirm they were free from Salmonella spp. Cloacal swabs and fecal samples were collected on days 03, 06, 09, 12, and 15 post-inoculation. Birds that died... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Experimental inoculation; Mortality; Re-isolation; Salmonella Gallinarum. |
Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2013000100007 |
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