SEROLOGICAL MONITORING OF AVIAN ADENOVIRUS INFECTION AND DETECTION OF THE VIRUS IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN 2008-2010
The paper provides results of testing pathological material samples and poultry sera from farms of 6 Federal Districts of the Russian Federation during 2008-2010. The obtained results demonstrate spread of adenovirus infection in the Russian Federation. Most cases of fowl adenovirus serotype 4 associated with outbreaks of infectious hydropericardium syndrome in chickens were detected on farms of the Southern Federal District.