Review Article
Aspergillus fumigatus in Poultry
Table 1
Models of avian aspergillosis.
| Species | Agea | Experiment duration | Immuno-suppressionb | Inoculation routec | Inoculumd | Mortality | References |
| Chicken (Gallus gallus) | 1-day-old | 21 days | N | L | ND | 84% | [38] | Chicken | 1-day-old | 30 days | N | wAER | | 0% | [101] | Chicken | 1-day-old | 42 days | N | dAER | 5 mg | 6.7% | [102] | | | | | | 10 mg | 9.9% | | | | | | | 21 mg | 17% | | | | | | | 42 mg | 37.8% | | | | | | | 85 mg | 53.6% | | | | | | | 170 mg | 83.5% | | | | | | | 340 mg | 93.3% | | Chicken | 1-day-old | 25 days | N | dAER | 500 mg | 100% | [103] | Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) | 1-day-old | 7 days | N | IAS |
106 | 0% | [104] | Turkey | 9-week-old |
4 days |
N | | | 0% |
[105] | 18-week-old | 0% | Turkey | 6-week-old | 6 days | Y | IAS |
108 | 16% | [106] | Turkey | 10-week-old | 42 days | N | IAS | | 0% | [107] | Turkey | 3-week-old |
56 days |
N |
dAER | | 33% |
[80] | | 55% | Quails (Coturnix japonica) | 2-week-old | 42 days | N | IT | | 20% |
[108] | Pigeon (Columba livia) | 4 to 5-week-old |
7 days | N | IT |
| 25% |
[109] | Y | IP | 100% | N | | 25% | Y | IAS | 100% | N | | 100% | Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) | ND | 6 days | N | IT | | 100% | [110] |
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aAt inoculation time; bdexamethasone injections (Y: yes, N: no); cwAER: wet aerosol; dAER: dry aerosol; L: contact with a contaminated litter; IT: intratracheal; IP: intrapulmonary; IAS: intra-air sac; dnumbers of conidia/bird except for aerosol (total dispersed inoculum); ND: nondetermined.
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