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Marek's Disease (chicken virus)

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Ovotransferrin also exerts antiviral activity towards Marek's disease virus, an avian member of the herpes family of viruses.

Ovotransferrin expression and release by chicken cell lines infected ...

Based on a serologic survey to assess exposure to avian pathogens, birds (n = 69) were seronegative for West Nile virus, avian paramyxovirus type 1 (Newcastle disease virus), avian paramyxovirus types 2 and 3, avian influenza, infectious bursal disease, infectious bronchitis, Marek's disease (herpes), reovirus, avian encephalomyelitis, and avian adenovirus type 2.

J Wildl Dis: Hematology, plasma chemistry, and serology of the ...

Coussens conducted research on the molecular biology of Marek's disease virus, an oncogenic alpha-herpesvirus.

Dr. Paul Coussens Joins HepaLife's Scientific Advisory Board; Wild ...

Several vets speculated he'd been poisoned, the University vet school predicted Marek's disease, the poultry science division an even worse disease, one vet said chickens only lived three years, etc.

The rooster sees the vet

Hilleman pioneered the development of numerous vaccines including those for hepatitis A, both plasma-derived and recombinant hepatitis B, measles, mumps, rubella, MMR, pneumococcus, meningococcus and Marek's Disease.

Innovir Laboratories adds Maurice R. Hilleman, Ph.D., D.Sc. and Hugh ...

Many commercial hatcheries will offer to vaccinate your chicks for Marek's disease.

An introduction to chickens

Marek's disease is almost exclusively a genetic disease passed on from adult stock to the offspring.

Raising healthy chickens: some basic information on diseases and ...