EC Microbiology

Due to the egg drop syndrome76, frequent outbreaks worldwide cause disaster in the poultry industries. It is hard to detect infected birds from the beginning before sexually mature, so the disease is discovered late at the peak of production by a sudden dramatic decrease in eggs at peak of production, and no way to treat the virus than prevention and vaccination against the causative infection (egg drop syndrome 76 virus). 

Keywords: Egg Drop Syndrome76; Thin-Shelled Egg; Rough Shaped; Laying Hen Industry 

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