%0 Journal Article
%T Comparison of the Serum Proteins and  Immune Responses of Velogenic Newcastle Disease Virus Infected Chickens and Ducks
%A Chekwube Paul Eze
%A Vincent S. O. Shoyinka
%A John Osita Arinze Okoye
%A Wilfred Sunday Ezema
%A Innocent Okonkwo Ogbonna
%A Didacus Chukwuemeka Eze
%A Emmanuel Chukwudi Okwor
%A Ogbu Kenneth Ikejiofor
%J Open Journal of Veterinary Medicine
%P 122-128
%@ 2165-3364
%D 2014
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojvm.2014.46014
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		<span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"line-height:2;font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana;\">The effect of velogenic
Newcastle disease virus (vNDV) on the immune responses and serum protein</span><span style=\"line-height:2;font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana;\">s was investigated in six-week-old ducks and
chickens. Results showed that weight loss was mar</span><span style=\"line-height:2;font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana;\">kedly significant (p &lt;
0.05) from days 3 - 21 (PI) in chickens and mild (p &lt; 0.05) on days 3 and 15
PI in ducks. The antibody response obtained showed significant (p &lt; 0.05)
increase in infected chickens (IC) than those of the infected ducks (ID). While
the total serum protein and serum globulin increased significantly (p &lt; 0.05)
in IC on days 7 and 14 PI, they decreased significantly (p &lt; 0.05) in ID
only on day 21 PI. The immune responses and serum protein values in this
experiment X-ray showed less susceptibility of ducks when compared with the
chickens. This may be related to marked anorexia and severe dehydration
observed in the latter consequent upon serum concentration. Ducks could be
maintaining the endemicity of Newcastle disease (ND) as reservoir host.</span></span>
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%K Velogenic Newcastle Disease
%K Experimental Infection
%K Immune Response
%K Serum Proteins
%K Ducks
%K Chickens
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=46602