Experimental infection of bobwhite quail with Indiana C adenovirus.
Bobwhite quails (Colinus virginianus) were inoculated intratracheally, intraperitoneally, or subcutaneously with Indiana C adenovirus at 1, 3, 6, or 9 weeks of age. Mortality rates were 33-100% in quails inoculated at 1 or 3 weeks of age and 0-10% in quails inoculated at 6 or 9 weeks of age. Gross and histologic lesions included necrotizing tracheitis and bronchitis with pneumonia, necrotizing hepatitis and splenitis, and lymphoid depletion of the bursa of Fabricius; these were consistent with quail bronchitis. Indiana C is highly pathogenic in bobwhite quails and cannot be recommended as a vaccine to prevent quail bronchitis.
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Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907.
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D000257:Adenoviridae Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology*; D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D000259:Aviadenovirus / Q000254:growth & development / Q000276:immunology / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D003088:Colinus / Q000821:virology*; D013997:Time Factors
D000914:Antibodies, Viral