Molecular techniques for monitoring Marek’s viraemias in broilers and layer

Program

Chicken Meat

Research Organisation

James Cook University

Objective Summary

To develop and transfer to the industry molecular techniques for monitoring blood samples for the presence of Marek's disease virus; To use a panel of simple cost-effective molecular diagnostic techniques to describe the effects of various management strategies on Marek's infection; To develop and validate quantitative assays for Marek's disease viral DNA based on real-time PCR; To assemble a comprehensive collection of DNA for Australian wild type Marek's disease viruses.