title: Effect of so-called chicken anemia agent maternal antibody on chick serologic conversion to viruses in the field.
abstract: Chicken anemia agent (CAA)-antibody-positive and -negative broiler chicks and specific-pathogen-free chicks were confined in six broiler houses. Data on seroconversion to common avian pathogens and production performance were collected. No significant differences were seen between CAA-antibody-positive and -negative chickens in geometric mean antibody titers against common avian pathogens or in production performance.
authors.affiliation: Georgia Poultry Laboratory, Oakwood, Georgia 30566.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Goodwin
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Smeltzer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Girshick
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: McMurray
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McCarter
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D002645:Chickens / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004267:DNA Viruses / Q000276:immunology*; D007116:Immunization, Passive / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013047:Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D015430:Weight Gain
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral