to detect the presence of infectious bronchitis virus (ibv) in infected allantoic fluid (af) of spf embryonated eggs rapid hemagglutination (ha) activity after treatment with neuraminidase enzyme was used. twenty ibv suspected materials were inoculated in spf embryonated eggs via chorioallantoic cavity. harvested afs were treated with neuraminidase enzyme and the presence of ibv was detected by...

Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) of chickens is currently one of the main diseases associated with respiratory syndrome in domestic poultry, as well as with losses related to egg production. The etiological agent is a coronavirus, which presents structural differences in the field, mainly in the S1 spike protein. The immune response against this virus is complicated by the few similarities amo...