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SUBMITTER: Chen Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6395197 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
The Journal of veterinary medical science 20180912 2
Hydropericardium syndrome (HPS) is one of the important emerging diseases causing huge losses to the poultry industry. It affects mainly 3- to 6-week-old broiler chickens and rarely occurs in breeding and laying flocks. Recently, an HPS case was recorded with a sudden heavy mortality in a 100-day-old laying flock. A fowl adenovirus serotype 4 (FAdV-4), named as GDMZ strain, was isolated and identified using polymerase chain reaction coupled with electron microscopy. The animal experiment showed ...[more]