Electrocardiographic and respiratory responses to viscerotropic and neurotropic strains of Newcastle disease virus measured by radio telemetry.
Two groups each of White Rock chickens from 6 to 23 weeks old were monitored by radio telemetry to determine their electrocardiogram and respiration response after they were infected with either a velogenic viscerotropic isolate of Newcastle disease virus (VVND) or the neurotropic GB strain of Newcastle disease virus (NGB). Significant changes were found in the heart rate, R wave amplitude, ST segment elevation, T wave amplitude, RS complex interval, ST segment duration T wave interval, TP segment duration, PR segment duration and TP interval of the birds infected with VVND, but no significant ECG changes were found in the birds infected with NGB. There were no significant changes in respiration rate in any birds.
D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000662:veterinary*; D006339:Heart Rate; D009521:Newcastle Disease / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012119:Respiration; D013686:Telemetry / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary