Results: 3

The effect of Spirulina algae on the immune response of SPF chickens to commercial inactivated Newcastle vaccine in poultry

The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of Spirulina platensis (SP) powder supplementation on immune response in SPF chickens. For this purpose, 120 SPF chicks were randomly clustered into six groups consisting of 20 birds each which assigned to five groups vaccinated by commercial ina...

Phylogenetic and pathotypic characterization of newcastle disease virus in Tibetan chickens, China

Pesqui. vet. bras; 38 (1), 2018
Chickens are considered to be potential reservoirs of Newcastle disease virus (NDV). In this study, six Newcastle disease virus strains were isolated and characterized in Tibetan chickens. The HN gene was sequenced, and phylogenetic relationship to reference strains was studied. The phylogenetic analysis...