Key result
Chicken astrovirus (CAstV) was identified as a causative agent of gout in commercial broilers, present in 41.7% of clinical cases and causing gout and mortality in experimentally inoculated chicks.
Population
Commercial broilers in India, embryonated specific pathogen free eggs, and 1-day-old SPF and broiler chicks
Design
Preclinical
Follow-up
4 to 10 days post inoculation
Authors
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CAstV may cause gout in broilers; leaves open its contribution to field outbreaks and need for targeted diagnostics.
This study reports for the first time that chicken astroviruses are a causative agent of gout in commercial broilers.
Bulbule et al. (2013) studied Gout. Chicken astrovirus (CAstV) infection was evaluated on Presence of CAstV in gout-affected birds. Chicken astrovirus (CAstV) was identified as a causative agent of gout in commercial broilers, present in 41.7% of clinical cases and causing gout and mortality in experimentally inoculated chicks.
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