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Table 14. — The Transmission of Neurolymphomatosis through the Egg 



Mating 1. Hens and roosters showing the pathological cells in their follicular 

 and seminal fluids. 



Chickens 

 Hen No. Rooster No. Number of 



Eggs Laid Hatched Normal Paralyzed 



F- 286— C- 35 F-286— C-44 25 16 14 2 



F-1095— C-128 M-1389— C-119 32 19 17 2 



Necropsy Report on Birds in Mating 1 



Bird No. Nerves, Plexuses, and Organs Involved 



Hens: 



F- 286— C- 35 Coeliac and ovary 



F-1095 — C-128 Coeliac, ovary, and right sciatic 



Roosters : 



F- 286 — C- 44 Coeliac, testes, and right sciatic 



M-1389 — C-119 Coeliac, testes, and proventriculus 



Chickens from Mating 1, which developed Neurolymphomatosis 



Chicken No. Age (Days) Sex Nerves Involved 



F- 286— C- 35— C-15 250 Pullet Right and left sciatic 



F- 286— C- 35— C-16 120 Pullet Right and left sciatic 



F-1095— C-128— C-17 147 Cockerel Right sciatic 



F-1095— C-128— C-19 199 Pullet Right sciatic and vagi 



Table 14. — The Transmission of Neurolymphomatosis through the Egg 



Mating 2. Hens showing the pathological cells in their follicular fluids, mated 

 to roosters with seminal fluids free of the cells. 



Chickens 



Hen No. Rooster No. Number of- 



Eggs Laid Hatched Normal Paralyzed 



VQ-1803 VQ-1847 18 15 15 



VQ-1908 VQ-1870 5 110 



VQ-1908 VQ-2241 20 14 12 2 



Rooster VQ-1870 developed acute symptoms of neurolymphomatosis two 

 weeks after the experiment started and went down with leg weakness. He was 

 replaced by VQ-2241, and the investigation continued. 



