RELATION BETWEEN VITAMIN E AND NEWCASTLE DISEASE VIRUS INFECTION (NDV) OF HUBBARD CHICKS

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The relationship between vitamin E and Newcastle disease (ND) was studied. The results revealed that the clinical and immunological status of ND were not affected by the tocopherol serum level of the host. Yet, it apeared that, ND depressed the tocopherol level in the serum. This disease was selected since it is the com monest disease affecting chickens in Egypt.