Abstract: A virus and a vaccine therefrom for use against diseases in fowl caused by turkey rhinotracheitis or serologically related strains. The virus is an attenuated strain of the virus of contagious turkey rhinotracheitis. Turkeys may be vaccinated to stop them getting turkey rhinotracheitis, and chickens may be vaccinated to stop them getting swollen head syndrome.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 18, 1988
Date of Patent:
December 3, 1991
Assignee:
British Poultry Federation Research Association
Inventors:
Jane K. A. Cook, Christine A. Dolby, Albert P. A. Mockett, Matthew M. Binns, Judith A. Frazier, Philip Box