Cutaneous form of pox infection among captive peafowl (Pavo cristatus) chicks

The present study was carried out to investigate the epidemiology and lesions of avian pox in captive peafowl chicks. Overall values of morbidity, mortality and case fatality were 45.2%, 27.1% and 60.0%, respectively. The chicks of 9 to 12 weeks of age showed a significantly (P

Gespeichert in:

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:	Avian pathology 2009-02, Vol.38 (1), p.65-70
Hauptverfasser:	Khan, Ahrar, Yousaf, Arfan, Khan, M. Zargham, Siddique, Muhammad, Gul, S. Tehseen, Mahmood, Fazal
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	animal age Animal diseases Animals Avipoxvirus bird diseases Bird Diseases - epidemiology Bird Diseases - pathology Bird Diseases - virology body regions captive animals chicks disease prevalence disease severity Epidemiology Experiments Galliformes - virology histopathology keratinocytes Morbidity mortality mosquito-borne diseases Ornithology pathotypes Pavo cristatus peafowl Poxviridae Poxviridae Infections - epidemiology Poxviridae Infections - pathology Poxviridae Infections - veterinary Poxviridae Infections - virology Poxvirus risk factors signs and symptoms (animals and humans) skin Skin Diseases, Viral - epidemiology Skin Diseases, Viral - pathology Skin Diseases, Viral - veterinary skin lesions Wildfowl
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:	The present study was carried out to investigate the epidemiology and lesions of avian pox in captive peafowl chicks. Overall values of morbidity, mortality and case fatality were 45.2%, 27.1% and 60.0%, respectively. The chicks of 9 to 12 weeks of age showed a significantly (P
ISSN:	0307-9457 1465-3338
DOI:	10.1080/03079450802638061