title: Comparison of indirect hemagglutination and immunodiffusion tests for detecting type II leukosis (Marek'ine.
abstract: The indirect hemagglutination and immunodiffusion tests were compared for detection of antigen and antibody to JM strain of leukosis virus infection between S- and K-line chickens. The indirect hemagglutination test was more sensitive than the immunodiffusion test for detecting the smallest amount of viral antigen and corresponding antibody in the plasma of infected chickens. The Cornell S-line had higher levels of antigen and antibody as compared with the Cornell K-line during the 20-week experimental period.
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D000917:Antibody Formation; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D001353:Avian Leukosis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D002645:Chickens / Q000276:immunology*; D046508:Culture Techniques; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000276:immunology; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000276:immunology*; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D006564:Herpesviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D007106:Immune Sera; D007114:Immunization; D005779:Immunodiffusion; D008380:Marek Disease / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D011817:Rabbits / Q000276:immunology; D012756:Sheep / Q000276:immunology; D014776:Virus Cultivation
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D007106:Immune Sera