Poultry
Mansoor Mayahi; Masoud Reza Seyfi Abad Shapouri; Ramezan Ali Jafari; Mehrdad Khosravi Farsani
Volume 8, Issue 1 , March 2017, , Pages 15-21
Abstract
Characterization of isolated pigeon paramyxovirus-1 (PMV-1) and its pathogenicity in broiler chickens were studied. Two hundred and thirty-two samples collected from 50 unvaccinated pigeons lofts suspected to Newcastle disease from private houses and bird markets from Ahvaz, Iran. Swab samples from ...
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Characterization of isolated pigeon paramyxovirus-1 (PMV-1) and its pathogenicity in broiler chickens were studied. Two hundred and thirty-two samples collected from 50 unvaccinated pigeons lofts suspected to Newcastle disease from private houses and bird markets from Ahvaz, Iran. Swab samples from cloaca and oropharynx of live pigeons and from trachea, lung, liver, spleen, kidney, brain, proventriculus and cecal tonsil of dead pigeons suspected to ND were collected. Isolation of the PPMV-1 was performed through intra-allantoic inoculation of 9- to 11- day-old embryonated chicken eggs. The RNA extraction and cDNA synthesis were conducted. With PCR, multiplication of cleavage site of F gene was carreid out and PCR products were sequenced and phylogenetic comparison on isolates was performed. For pathogenecity study of isolated PPMV-1, one hundred sixty day-old broiler chicks were divided into four equal groups. Groups 1 and 2 chicks vaccinated against ND by B1 vaccine at nine days. Groups 3 and 4 were kept as unvaccinated control groups. Groups 1 and 4 chicks were challenged with 105EID50 of highest virulent isolated PPMV-1 by ocular route at day 29. The results indicated PPMV-1 is enzootic in Ahvaz pigeons and all isolates were virulent Newcastle disease virus with 112KRQKR*F117 motif. For study pathogenicity of pigeon isolate in chickens, they challenged with most virulent isolate, showed respiratory signs, conjunctivitis and in some cases depression and lethargy. In conclusion, isolated PPMV-1 is a virulent NDV and can infect chickens and produce mild ND in unvaccinated chickens.
Poultry
Alireza Talebi; Amir Amani; Masoud Pourmahmod; Poya Saghaei; Reza Rezaie
Volume 6, Issue 3 , September 2015, , Pages 191-197
Abstract
Increased susceptibility of birds to avian pathogens in intensive husbandry system has emphasized on necessity of improvement of innate and specific immune responses of birds by the fast establishment of a beneficial microflora and immune stimulator factors to guarantee healthy and low-price products. ...
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Increased susceptibility of birds to avian pathogens in intensive husbandry system has emphasized on necessity of improvement of innate and specific immune responses of birds by the fast establishment of a beneficial microflora and immune stimulator factors to guarantee healthy and low-price products. During this study, 192 one-day-old broiler chicks (Ross-380) in four groups with three replicates per group were used to investigate effectiveness of synbiotic Biomin Imbo on immune responses of the chickens following routine vaccination against Newcastle disease (ND), avian influenza (AI), infectious bronchitis (IB) and infectious bursal disease (IBD). The results of this study indicated that supplementation of Biomin Imbo in diet enhanced humoral immune responses significantly in the case of ND, IB, IBD (p = 0.049, p = 0.020, p = 0.036, respectively), but insignificantly in the case of AI (p = 0.160) following vaccination of the chickens against these most common important viral poultry diseases. It was more effective following vaccination with live than killed vaccines. In conclusion, application of synbiotic Biomin Imbo, as a feed-additive adjuvant promotes acquired humoral immune responses of broiler chickens.