Avian viral arthritis: antigenic types and immune response.
Serums from broiler breeders of an integrated broiler operator were examined for precipitin antibodies using antigens prepared from preliminary reovirus serotypes represented by WVU-2937, Reo-25, Reo-59, and Fahey-Crawley virus. The precipitin antibodies were present in most of the flocks. Virus neutralization tests indicated that the reovirus responsible for viral arthritis represented by WVU-2937 was not present in the breeder flocks, but antibodies to Reo-25, Reo-59, and the Fahey-Crawley viruses were present.
D000818:Animals; D000917:Antibody Formation; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000662:veterinary*; D002645:Chickens; D005779:Immunodiffusion; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D012087:Reoviridae / Q000254:growth & development / Q000276:immunology*; D012088:Reoviridae Infections / Q000662:veterinary*; D010948:Viral Plaque Assay
D000956:Antigens, Viral