Key result
Infection of one-day-old SPF chicks with a fowl adenovirus serotype FAV12 isolate led to clinical signs, growth inhibition, and lesions in the liver, bursa of Fabricius, and thymus.
The study identifies a highly virulent strain of fowl adenovirus serotype FAV12 responsible for a spiking mortality syndrome outbreak in broilers.
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FAV12 causes severe disease in young chicks; leaves open its contribution to field outbreaks and control strategies in commercial poultry.
Mendelson et al. (1995) studied Spiking mortality syndrome (n=83). Fowl adenovirus serotype FAV12 isolate was evaluated on Clinical signs, growth inhibition, and gross/histological lesions. Infection of one-day-old SPF chicks with a fowl adenovirus serotype FAV12 isolate led to clinical signs, growth inhibition, and lesions in the liver, bursa of Fabricius, and thymus.
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