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Table 4 Clinical signs and gross lesions of SPF chickens and geese infected with different NDV strains

From: Lack of detection of host associated differences in Newcastle disease viruses of genotype VIId isolated from chickens and geese

Strains

Clinical signs first evident

No. leisions/total

Mortalitye

Main clinical signs

Salient gross lesions

    

SPF chickens

 

Herts/33

2 dpi

12/12

8/8

severe depression, lethargy, ruffled feathers, eyelid edema, diarrhea, open-mouth breathing

Spleen, Atr; Intestene, Hem; Proventriculus, Hem; Pancreas, Nec; Thymus, Hem; Larynx and trachea, Hem;

ZJ1

2 dpi

12/12

8/8

severe depression, lethargy, ruffled feathers, eyelid edema, diarrhea, open-mouth breathing

Spleen, Nec; Intestene, Hem + Nec; Proventriculus, Hem; Pancreas, Nec; Thymus, Hem; Larynx and trachea, Hem;

JS-5-05-Go

2 dpi

12/12

8/8

XJ-2/97

2 dpi

12/12

8/8

JS-3-05-Ch

2 dpi

12/12

8/8

    

Geese

 

Herts/33

4 dpi

12/12

4/8

morderate depression, diarrhea, crouch, nasal discharge, eyelid edema

Spleen, Atr; Intestene, Hem, Proventriculus, Ed + Hem; Pancreas, Nec;Thymus, Hem; Larynx and trachea, Hem;

ZJ1

3 dpi

12/12

5/8

morderate to severe depression, diarrhea, crouch, nasal discharge, eyelid edema

Spleen, Nec; Intestene, Hem + Nec; Proventriculus, Ed + Hem; Pancreas, Nec; Thymus, Hem; Larynx and trachea, Hem;

JS-5-05-Go

3 dpi

12/12

6/8

XJ-2/97

3 dpi

12/12

5/8

JS-3-05-Ch

3 dpi

12/12

6/8

  
  1. e Four birds scheduled sampled at 2 and 4 dpi in each group were reduced. Art, Atrophic; Nec, necrosis; Ed, edema; Hem, hemorrhage.