Isolation and Identification of Duck Adenovirus 1 in Ducklings with Proliferative Tracheitis in Ontario.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Brash, Marina L.; Swinton, Janet N.; Weisz, Alexandru; Ojkić, Davor
- Source
- Avian Diseases; Jun2009, Vol. 53 Issue 2, p317-320, 4p, 2 Black and White Photographs
- Subject
- VETERINARY virology
ADENOVIRUSES
DUCKLINGS
DUCKS
LIVESTOCK mortality
TRANSMISSION electron microscopy
HISTOPATHOLOGY
TRACHEA
DISEASES
- Language
- ISSN
- 00052086
The article focuses on a study which isolated and identified duck adenovirus 1 in (DAdV-1) in Muscovy ducklings in Ontario. Particular focus is given to mortality in flocks of ducks on two different farms, along with the process involved in virus isolation. Transmission electron microscopy was used in this study to examine trachel tissues. Results of the study showed that opaque white plugs in the trachea were present in dead ducklings from both farms. Multiple tracheal plugs were seen in some of the affected ducklings, the study notes. The histopathology of the tracheal epithelium is also provided. The study was able to identify several icosahedral viral particles in the nuclei of infected tracheal cells.