Emergence of Inclusion body hepatitis in broilers | View Abstract
Holly Sellers

Inclusion body hepatitis (IBH) is a disease of young broilers caused by aviadenoviruses. Clinical signs often include sudden mortality and grossly apparent swollen livers with pale or hemorrhagic foci. Five groups of aviadenoviruses have been identified based on full genome sequencing and restriction enzyme digest patterns of genomic DNA. Within the 5 species of aviadenoviruses, 12 serotypes (1-7, 8a, 8b, 9-11) have been identified by virus neutralization assays. Not all aviadenoviruses are associated with disease; however, viruses belonging to FAV groups D and E have been associated with IBH.

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