Skip to main content
ARS Home » Research » Publications at this Location » Publication #126237
Title: DISEASES OF POULTRY, CHAPTER 15: SUBCHAPTER--RETICULOENDOTHELIOSIS

Author
item Witter, Richard
item Fadly, Aly

Submitted to: Diseases of Poultry
Publication Type: Book / Chapter
Publication Acceptance Date: 9/27/2001
Publication Date: 6/30/2003
Citation: WITTER, R.L., FADLY, A.M. RETICULOENDOTHELIOSIS. SAIF, M., BARNES, J., FADLY, A., GLISSON, J., MCDOUGAL, L., SWAYNE, D., EDITORS. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS, AMES, IA. DISEASES OF POULTRY. 2003. P. 517-536.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Reticuloendotheliosis virus is a retrovirus that causes tumors and depresses immunity in chickens, turkeys, and other poultry. The infection is widespread although losses are only sporadic. This chapter reviews current information on the disease and its causative virus.