Challenge infection as a means of determining the rate of disease resistant Trichomonas gallinae-free birds in a population
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
By: R. M. Kocan and J.O. Knisley
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Abstract
Trichomonas gallinae-free pigeons and mourning doves were infected with the Jones' Barn strain of T. gallinae to determine the rate of disease resistant T. gallinae-free birds in each population. Although all birds became infected 88% of the pigeons were resistant to trichomoniasis while 82% of the mourning doves were resistant. It was concluded that these birds had been previously infected and spontaneously lost their trichomonad fauna while retaining their resistance to fatal infection.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Challenge infection as a means of determining the rate of disease resistant Trichomonas gallinae-free birds in a population |
| Series title | Journal of Wildlife Diseases |
| DOI | 10.7589/0090-3558-6.1.13 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 1970 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Wildlife Disease Association |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 3 p. |
| First page | 13 |
| Last page | 15 |