Table 2. Levels of microscopic change occurrence in livers of chickens inoculated with FAdV (MOR300315 strain) from 4 to 28 days post-challenge.
dpi | Microscopic changes | |||
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Individual, extensive hepatocyte necrosis | Multifocal hepatocyte necrosis and inflammatory cell infiltrate | Basophilic intranuclear inclusion bodies | Inflammatory cell infiltrate of portal spaces | |
4b | 1/1 | - | 1/1 | 1/1 |
6 | - | 5/5a | - | 5/5 |
9 | - | - | - | 5/5 |
13 | - | - | - | 5/5 |
16 | - | 1/5 | - | 3/5 |
20 | - | - | - | - |
28 | - | - | - | - |
a No. birds positive/no. birds examined;
bLiver sample taken from dead chicken at 4 dpi.