Challenge infection as a means of determining the rate of disease resistant Trichomonas gallinae-free birds in a population

Journal of Wildlife Diseases
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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
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