Abstract Fowl adenovirus (FAdV) serotype-4 is highly pathogenic for chickens, especially for
broilers aged 3 to 5 wk, and it has emerged as one of the foremost causes of economic …

Hydropericardium syndrome (HPS) is a highly infectious disease caused by fowl adenovirus
serotype 4 (FAV-4) affecting poultry, especially broiler birds. The disease was initially …

The first avian adenovirus (AAV) associated with clinical disease was isolated from an
outbreak of respiratory disease in quail in 1950 (Olson, 1950). Since that time, AAVs have …

Immunosuppressive viral diseases threaten the poultry industry by causing heavy mortality
and economic loss of production, often as a result of the chickens' increased susceptibility to …

Inclusion-body hepatitis–hydropericardium syndrome (IBH-HPS) is an important, recently
emerged, disease of poultry, particularly of 3-to 6-week-old broiler chicks, characterized by …

Hydropericardium syndrome, an emerging disease of poultry, has recently been detected in
some countries of Asia and America, particularly in broiler birds aged 3–6 weeks. The …

Inclusion body hepatitis (IBH), hydropericardium syndrome (HS), and gizzard erosion (GE)
are all economically important diseases in the poultry industry worldwide and are all caused …

The horizontal transmission ability of fowl adenovirus (FAV) serotype 1 99ZH strain, isolated
from chickens exhibiting gizzard erosion, was investigated. Twelve 13-day-old specific …

Akhtar (1992) reported a range of 5 to 18 days of incubation with a mean of 10 days in
controlled experiments, and in another study (Akhtar 1995) reported the incubation period of …

Inclusion body hepatitis (IBH), caused by Fowl Aviadenovirus (FAdV), is a significant
disease affecting chickens worldwide. FAdV-11 associated with IBH was identified in 9-day …