Difference between revisions of "Avian Leukosis Virus"

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====Antigenicity====
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==== Antigenicity ====
3 subgroups of note:
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*A and B are found in 10% of layers, causing occasional B cell leukosis
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3 subgroups of note:  
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*A and B are found in 10% of layers, causing occasional B cell leukosis  
 
*J has been found in up to 40% of broilers causing up to 10% of deaths by myeloid tumors
 
*J has been found in up to 40% of broilers causing up to 10% of deaths by myeloid tumors
  
====Epidemiology====
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==== Epidemiology ====
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*All three subgroups are transferred vertically and horizontally
 
*All three subgroups are transferred vertically and horizontally
  
====Control====
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==== Control ====
*Selective breeding has now controlled the virus:
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*Selective breeding has now controlled the virus:  
 
**Hens whose eggs testing positive for antigen in albumin are removed from the flock
 
**Hens whose eggs testing positive for antigen in albumin are removed from the flock
[[Category:Avian_Type_C_retrovirus]][[Category:Avian]][[Category:Poultry]]
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[[Category:Avian_Type_C_retrovirus]] [[Category:Avian Viruses]] [[Category:To_Do_-_Clinical/Viruses]]

Revision as of 16:40, 24 January 2011



Antigenicity

3 subgroups of note:

  • A and B are found in 10% of layers, causing occasional B cell leukosis
  • J has been found in up to 40% of broilers causing up to 10% of deaths by myeloid tumors

Epidemiology

  • All three subgroups are transferred vertically and horizontally

Control

  • Selective breeding has now controlled the virus:
    • Hens whose eggs testing positive for antigen in albumin are removed from the flock