The severity of the tracheal histologic inflammatory response induced in broilers by ocular inoculation of two infectious bronchitis (IBV) and three Newcastle disease virus (NDV) commercial vaccines were evaluated. The vaccines were delivered by eyedrop using a coarse spray on day-1 of age. The vaccines were given individually or in various combinations and were evaluated relative to non-vaccinated controls. Evaluations were performed on post-vaccination (PV) days seven and 14. Histologic endpoints included semiquantitative severity scoring of inflammatory components and quantitative morphometric determinations of inflammatory cell concentration, mucosal thickness, and the percentage of ciliated mucosal surface. Strong positive correlations were observed between routine severity scoring and morphometric inflammatory parameters, while a negative correlation was present between inflammation severity and the percentage of mucosal ciliation. Variable, sometimes extensive, and often statistically significant differences in inflammatory responses were observed between the various vaccines. One IBV-Massachusetts strain vaccine (IBV-A) produced the greatest overall inflammatory response, when given alone or in combination with the NDV vaccines. Enhancement of the tracheitis was seen on PV day 14 by co-vaccination of IBV-A with the NDV vaccines, but not by co-vaccination of IBV-B with NDV. Reduction in cilia percentage was observed for all vaccine groups relative to controls on PV day 7. However, while reactive cilia regeneration occurred on day PV day 14 for most vaccine groups, a cilia regenerative response was not apparent for individual or NDV combination vaccination for IBV-A. The study also demonstrates that substantial microscopic trachea pathology may be present in vaccinated birds not exhibiting apparent clinical respiratory signs.
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August 20 2020
Histopathologic Lesion Scoring and Histomorphometric Methods for Measuring Vaccine Reactions in the Trachea of Broiler Chickens
Floyd D. Wilson, DVM;
Floyd D. Wilson, DVM
Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine Clinical Professor (Part-Time) 612 Sawpine Lane UNITED STATES Ridgeland Mississippi 39157 6017077499
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Alejandro Banda;
Alejandro Banda
Poultry Research and Diagnostic Laboratory
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Frederic. J. Hoerr;
Frederic. J. Hoerr
Veterinary Diagnostic Pathology, LLC, 638 South Fort Valley Road, Fort Valley, Virginia22652
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Ivan Alvarado;
Ivan Alvarado
Merck Animal Health 2 Giralda Farms, Madison, N.J. 07940.
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Eric. Orozco;
Eric. Orozco
Poultry Research and Diagnostic Laboratory, 3137 Highway 462 W, Pearl, MS 39208
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Rebecca Mackey
Rebecca Mackey
Poultry Research and Diagnostic Laboratory, 3137 Highway 462 W, Pearl, MS 39208
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Avian Dis (2020)
Article history
Received:
July 17 2020
Revision Received:
August 15 2020
Accepted:
August 18 2020
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Floyd D. Wilson, Alejandro Banda, Frederic. J. Hoerr, Ivan Alvarado, Eric. Orozco, Rebecca Mackey; Histopathologic Lesion Scoring and Histomorphometric Methods for Measuring Vaccine Reactions in the Trachea of Broiler Chickens. Avian Dis 2020; doi: https://doi.org/10.1637/aviandiseases-D-20-00085
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