title: Isolation of infectious bronchitis virus from intestine and reproductive organs of laying hens with dropped egg production.
abstract: A total of 52 samples (22 cloacal swabs and 30 pooled ovaries and oviducts) from hens with a history of a 25 to 40% drop in egg production from 30 flocks were examined for the isolation of infectious bronchitis virus in embryonated chicken eggs. Five isolates were obtained: three from cloacal swabs and two from reproductive organs. These isolates were identified and characterized on the basis of agar-gel-precipitation, hemagglutination, and neutralization tests and other physicochemical characteristics.
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Maiti
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Sambyal
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000276:immunology; D002645:Chickens / Q000382:microbiology*; D002988:Cloaca / Q000382:microbiology*; D003332:Coronaviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D005779:Immunodiffusion / Q000662:veterinary; D001351:Infectious bronchitis virus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D010053:Ovary / Q000382:microbiology*; D010057:Oviducts / Q000382:microbiology*; D010058:Oviposition
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral