TITLE:
Comparison of the Serum Proteins and Immune Responses of Velogenic Newcastle Disease Virus Infected Chickens and Ducks
AUTHORS:
Chekwube Paul Eze, Vincent S. O. Shoyinka, John Osita Arinze Okoye, Wilfred Sunday Ezema, Innocent Okonkwo Ogbonna, Didacus Chukwuemeka Eze, Emmanuel Chukwudi Okwor, Ogbu Kenneth Ikejiofor
KEYWORDS:
Velogenic Newcastle Disease, Experimental Infection, Immune Response, Serum Proteins, Ducks, Chickens
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Veterinary Medicine,
Vol.4 No.6,
June
6,
2014
ABSTRACT: The effect of velogenic
Newcastle disease virus (vNDV) on the immune responses and serum proteins was investigated in six-week-old ducks and
chickens. Results showed that weight loss was markedly significant (p