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The early immune response to infection of chickens with Infectious Bronchitis Virus (IBV) in susceptible and resistant birds.
BMC veterinary research - 9 Oct 2015
Smith Jacqueline, Sadeyen Jean-Remy, Cavanagh David, Kaiser Pete, Burt David W
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Infectious Bronchitis is a highly contagious respiratory disease which causes tracheal lesions and also affects the reproductive tract and is responsible for large economic losses to the poultry industry every year. This is due to both mortality (either directly provoked by IBV itself or due to subsequent bacterial infection) and lost egg production. The virus is difficult to control by vaccination,...
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