Reovirus infection in breeder flocks can be a primary source of viral arthritis/tenosynovitis outbreaks in progeny fryer farms.
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Suggests breeder flock monitoring to curb reovirus spread in broilers; leaves open generalizability pending prospective validation.
In 1983, twenty-two outbreaks of viral arthritis/tenosynovitis were diagnosed in a 6-month period on 18 fryer farms of one commercial operation located in western Washington. The main source of the reovirus infection was traced to a breeder flock that supplied progeny chicks to all of the affected farms.
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