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              1.
              
              Pock forming ability of fowl pox virus isolated from layer chicken 
              and its adaptation in chicken embryo fibroblast cell culture 
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              Varsha Rani Gilhare, S. D. Hirpurkar, Ashish Kumar, Surendra Kumar 
              Naik and Tarini Sahu 
              
              Veterinary World, 8(3): 245-250   
              
   
                
                
doi: 
              10.14202/vetworld.2015.245-250   Varsha 
              Rani Gilhare: 
              Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary 
              Science and Animal Husbandry, Anjora, Durg, Chhattisgarh, India;
              
              
              docvarsha20@gmail.com S. D. 
              Hirpurkar: 
              Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary 
              Science and Animal Husbandry, Anjora, Durg, Chhattisgarh, India;
              
              
              smpuhir@yahoo.com Ashish 
              Kumar: 
              Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary 
              Science and Animal Husbandry, Anjora, Durg, Chhattisgarh, India;
              
              
              ashishvetdoc@gmail.com 
              Surendra Kumar Naik: 
              
              Department of Animal Nutrition, College of Veterinary Science and 
              Animal Husbandry, Anjora, Durg, Chhattisgarh, India;
              
              
              drsurendranaikdurg@gmail.com Tarini 
              Sahu: Department of Animal Nutrition, College of Veterinary 
              Science and Animal Husbandry, Anjora, Durg, Chhattisgarh, India;
              
              drtarinisahu@gmail.com   
              Received: 09-10-2014, Revised: 13-01-2015, Accepted: 20-01-2015, 
              Published online: 04-03-2015   
              
              
              Corresponding author:Varsha Rani Gilhare, e-mail: docvarsha20@gmail.com 
 
              Citation: 
              Gilhare VR, 
              Hirpurkar SD, Kumar A, Naik SK, Sahu T (2015) Pock forming ability 
              of fowl pox virus isolated from layer chicken and its adaptation 
              in chicken embryo fibroblast cell culture, Veterinary World 8(3):245-250. 
 
              Abstract 
 Aim:
              The objective of the present 
              study was to examine pock forming ability of field strain and 
              vaccine strain of fowl pox virus (FPV) in chorioallantoic membrane 
              (CAM) of embryonated chicken eggs and its adaptation in chicken 
              embryo fibroblast (CEF) cell culture. 
              Materials and Methods: Dry 
              scabs were collected from 25 affected birds in glycerin-saline and 
              preserved at 4°C until processed. Virus was isolated in 10-day-old 
              embryonated chicken eggs by dropped CAM method. The identity of 
              the virus is confirmed by clinical findings of affected birds, 
              pock morphology and histopathology of infected CAM. In addition 
              one field isolate and vaccine strain of FPV was adapted to CEF 
              cell culture. CEF cell culture was prepared from 9-day-old 
              embryonated chicken eggs. 
              Result: 
              Clinical symptoms observed in affected birds include pox lesion on 
              comb, wattle, eyelids and legs, no internal lesions were observed. 
              All field isolates produced similar findings in CAM. Pocks 
              produced by field isolates ranged from 3 mm to 5 mm at the third 
              passage while initial passages edematous thickening and necrosis 
              of CAM was observed. Pocks formed by lyophilized strain were 
              ranges from 0.5 mm to 2.5 mm in diameter scattered all over the 
              membrane at the first passage. Intra-cytoplasmic inclusion bodies 
              are found on histopathology of CAM. At third passage level, the 
              CEF inoculated with FPV showed characteristic cytopathic effect (CPE) 
              included aggregation of cells, syncytia and plaque formation.
               
              Conclusion: 
              FPV field isolates and vaccine strain produced distinct pock 
              lesions on CAMs. Infected CAM showed intracytoplasmic inclusion 
              bodies. The CEF inoculated with FPV field isolate as well as a 
              vaccine strain showed characteristic CPE at third passage level. 
              Keywords: 
              chicken embryo fibroblast cell culture, chorioallantoic membrane, 
              embryonated egg, fowl pox virus. 
 
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