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Vet Pathol 40:294-303 (2003)
© 2003 American College of Veterinary Pathologists

Adenoviral Gizzard Erosion in Commercial Broiler Chickens

M. Ono, Y. Okuda, S. Yazawa, Y. Imai, I. Shibata, S. Sato and K. Okada

Zen-noh Institute of Animal Health, Sakura, Chiba, Japan (MO, YO, SY, YI, IS, SS); and Department of Veterinary Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Morioka, Iwate, Japan (KO)

Pathologic and immunohistochemical changes caused by group I of the fowl adenovirus (FAV) serotype-1 99ZH strain, isolated from broiler chickens exhibiting gizzard erosion, were investigated in commercial broiler chickens. One hundred twenty-two chickens were inoculated with the strain by both oral and ocular routes at 1, 3, or 5 weeks of age and euthanatized for necropsy within 4–18 days of inoculation. Focal gizzard erosions were observed in the inoculated chickens of each age group. A histologically degenerative koilin layer, necrotic mucosa, intranuclear inclusion bodies in the glandular epithelial cells, inflammatory cell infiltrations in the lamina propria, submucosa, and a muscle layer were seen in the gizzards. Immunohistochemical staining showed evidence of FAV antigens in the intranuclear inclusion bodies. These findings were recognized regardless of their maternal antibody levels for FAV serotype-1. Gizzard lesions appeared later in the lower-dose–inoculated chickens than in the higher-dose–inoculated chickens. Numerous CD3-positive cells and IgY-positive plasma cells were seen in the gizzard lesions. In 5-week-old chickens the heterophil infiltrations in the lesions were milder than in younger chickens. Intranuclear inclusion bodies also were observed in the epithelial cells of the ileum or cecal tonsils of some chickens. Thus, this study shows that FAV-99ZH causes adenoviral gizzard erosion in broiler chickens without hepatic or pancreatic lesions and that cell infiltration is more severe than in dietary gizzard erosions.

Key words: Adenovirus; broiler chickens; erosion; gizzard.

Request reprints from Dr. M. Ono, 7 Ohja-machi, Sakura, Chiba 285-0043 (Japan). E-mail: onom{at}zk.zennoh.or.jp.




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