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Avian Leukosis (ALV) are leukaemia-like proliferative diseases caused by the avian leukosis virus. These are retrovirus-caused diseases. Transmission: mostly through egg transmission. Chicks hatched from infected eggs will be immune tolerant and won’t develop antibodies, have an increased risk of death, lay fewer eggs and will shed virus into their own eggs, perpetuating the infection.Continue reading “Avian Leukosis in Poultry”