Ubiquity of infectious bursal disease in East Texas backyard flocks.
Sera from 25 "backyard" flocks were screened by agar-gel precipitin (AGP) and virus-neutralization (VN) tests for antibodies to infectious bursal disease virus. Although titers varied from flock to flock, 100% of the birds screened had virus-neutralizing antibodies. In general, birds with high VN titers had positive AGP reaction.
D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D002645:Chickens / Q000276:immunology; D007243:Infectious bursal disease virus / Q000276:immunology*; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D012087:Reoviridae / Q000276:immunology*; D012088:Reoviridae Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*
D000914:Antibodies, Viral