PAKISTAN VETERINARY JOURNAL

Pak Vet J, 2011, 31(4): 360-362

PCR Based Evidence of Reticuloendotheliosis Virus Infection in Chickens from

Turkey

Hasan Ongor and Hakan Bulut

Department of Microbiology; ¹Department of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Firat University, 23110, Elazig,

Turkey *Corresponding author: hbulut1@firat.edu.tr

Abstract

In this study, presence of avian leukosis virus (ALV) and reticuloendotheliosis virus (REV) was investigated in neoplastic cases observed in breeder hens older than 20 weeks in commercial broiler breeders. Tumor samples were examined by PCR combined with primer sets specific for ALV and REV. It was found that the tumors were REV-originated. This is the first report showing the presence of REV infection in Turkey.

Key words: Avian leukosis virus; Chicken; Reticuloendotheliosis virus; Tumor

Abstract

ISSN 0253-8318 (Print)ISSN 2074-7764 (Online)

ISSN 0253-8318 (Print)
ISSN 2074-7764 (Online)