An avian influenza virus isolate, A/Mallard/Ohio/184/86 (H5N1), was evaluated for its effects on reproduction in isolation-reared adult mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) and growth rate in juvenile mallards after intravenous inoculation. There was a significant decrease in egg production in the experimental group during the first week after inoculation, but it returned to the normal production level during the second week. No effect was seen on egg weight, shape, or fertility. Ducklings receiving this influenza virus isolate did not differ from controls in their rate of growth.
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1 October 1993
EFFECT OF INTRAVENOUS INOCULATION OF AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS ON REPRODUCTION AND GROWTH IN MALLARD DUCKS
Elizabeth A. Laudert,
Vaithianathan Sivanandan,
David A. Halvorson
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 29 • No. 4
October 1993
Vol. 29 • No. 4
October 1993
Anas platyrhynchos
avian influenza
egg production
growth rate
mallard duck
Type A influenza