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Pathogenesis studies of white spot disease in young Muscovy ducks
JI Huiqin1, LU Yukui1, WANG
Bingyun1,
ZHANG Feixue1, LEI Huiling1, WANG
Linchuan2
(1. Department of Veterinary Medicine, Foshan College of Science and Technology,
Nanhai 528231,China; 2. College of Veterinary Medicine, South China
Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642,China) |
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Abstract:The immune and digestive organs were observed pathologically and plasma MDA and NO contents were measured in the young Muscovy ducks infected with white spot disease virus on day 1,3,5,7,10 and 14 postinfection, respectively. The results were as follows. The thymus, spleen and Fabrician pouch of the infected ducks showed the characters of swelling, hyperemia and bleeding on day 1 postinfection, and the pathological changes were further aggravated from day 3 to day 7 postinfection. The lymphocytes necrosed and their number decreased in the thymus, spleen and bursa of Fabircius. The blood red cells and inflammatory cells infiltrated into the gullet, stomach, liver, pancreas and small intestine on day 3 postinfection. All digestive organs revealed degeneration and necrosis obviously on day 7 postinfection. With the development of the disease, the red cells and inflammatory cells became more and more until on day 10 postinfection, and then the pathological changes disappeared gradually. The concentration of plasma MDA increased on day 3 postinfection. The contents of plasma NO increased on day 1, and reached peak on day 7 postinfection. The results implied that free radicals may play an important role in the pathological process of white spot disease in young Muscovy ducks.
Key words: young Muscovy duck; white spot disease; pathogenesis |