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 poultry industry has emerged as one of the largest and fastest growing public sectors in
the developed and developing countries. Unfortunately, this industry is under a major threat …

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 …

Since 2015, severe outbreaks of hepatitis-hydropericardium syndrome (HHS), caused by
hypervirulent fowl adenovirus serotype 4 (FAdV-4), have emerged in several provinces in …

Ten 250-day-old broiler breeders, seven 16-day-old broiler chicks, and three 25-day-old
broiler chicks suffering from hydropericardium syndrome (HPS) in Japan were examined …

Since June 2015, a highly pathogenic disease occurred in duck flocks in China, causing
pericardial effusion, enlarged discoloured liver, renal enlargement and haemorrhagic lung …

A total of 240 unvaccinated day-old broiler chicks, which had been found to be negative for
antibodies against FAV-4, were divided into four groups of 60 chicks each. Group A was fed …

Fowl adenovirus (FAdV) is a double-stranded DNA virus with a non-enveloped structure
comprising three major proteins known as hexon, penton, and fiber. Molecular analysis …