Detection and molecular characterization of chicken parvovirus and chicken megrivirus in layer breeders affected by intestinal dilatation syndrome.
Luis Fabian N NuñezRuy D ChacónAntonio Charlys da CostaSilvana H Santander-ParraRafael da Costa Pereira InnocentiniChristian J Sánchez-LlatasPablo Cea-CallejoStefhany Valdeiglesias IchillumpaClaudete S Astolfi FerreiraLilian Rose Marques de SáAntônio José Piantino FerreiraPublished in: Avian pathology : journal of the W.V.P.A (2024)
IDS presented pathognomonic dilatation of the jejunum up to Meckel's diverticulum.IDS caused weight loss, decreased egg production, and increased culling and mortality.Chicken parvovirus (ChPV) was consistently detected through PCR assays.Chicken megrivirus (ChMV) was consistently detected through viral metagenomics.