Comparative susceptibility and effect of mild Aspergillus fumigatus infection on three strains of chickens.
A single Comb White Leghorn strain (Dryden X Auburn = DAX) was more susceptible to Aspergillus fumigatus infection and suffered significantly greater mortality than the Athens-Canadian or a Vantress X Arbor-Acres cross exposed soon after hatching. The unexposed controls of the three types weighed significantly more than the corresponding exposed survivors at 5 weeks of age.
D000818:Animals; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000662:veterinary*; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus; D001835:Body Weight; D002645:Chickens; D011200:Poultry; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000401:mortality*; D013045:Species Specificity; D013172:Spores, Fungal