Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the virulence of raptorial Pasteurella multocida for ducks and the effect of various routes of inoculation on virulence. Four-week-old Pekin ducks (Anasplatyrhynchos) were challenged with one of three raptorial isolates (RTHA-2, RTHA-4, or WESO-1) by one of five inoculation routes (intranasal, intraocular, intravenous, oral, and subcutaneous). Ducks were monitored daily for mortality until 2 wk postchallenge. Results indicated that the intravenous route caused the most mortality for all isolates and that significant variation existed in the virulence among the sources of P. multocida, with WESO-1 causing the least mortality of the isolates tested.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 116-121 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Avian Diseases |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 1999 |
Keywords
- Avian choleta
- Ducks
- Inoculation routes
- Pasteurella multocida
- Path-ogenesis
- Raptors
- Virulence