A study of Marek's disease in Japanese quails vaccinated with herpesvirus of turkeys.
In a study of outbreaks of Marek's disease in quails, 220 adult quails vaccinated with herpesvirus of turkeys (HVT) were examined pathologically and serologically for Marek's disease (MD). Forty-three of the 220 quails exhibited microscopic lesions similar to those of chickens with MD. MD-virus-specific antigen was found in feather tips of 44 of the 220 birds, and the HVT-specific antibody was found in sera of 56 of the 220 birds by agar gel precipitation. There was a positive correlation between the incidence of lymphomatous changes and the presence of MD-virus-specific antigen, and there was a negative correlation between the incidence of lymphomatous changes and the presence of antibody against HVT on a flock basis.
D000818:Animals; D003370:Coturnix / Q000276:immunology*; D006564:Herpesviridae / Q000276:immunology*; D008380:Marek Disease / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011784:Quail / Q000276:immunology*; D014611:Vaccination / Q000662:veterinary*; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*
D014765:Viral Vaccines