Marek’s disease (MD) is a lymphomatous and neuropathic disease of domestic birds that get infected by inhalation of infected dust from the poultry houses, shedding the virus from the feather follicle.
MD is one of the most ubiquitous avian infections, being reported in chicken flocks worldwide. It may cause important economic losses through a subclinical decrease in growth rate and egg production. Besides, chickens may become persistently infected without developing clinical disease.
This handbook carries out a complete and updated review of this severe and widespread disease. The author develops the work through an interactive and visual approach including graphic resources to make the content more understandable for the reader. The precise and straightforward information provided will help the veterinarians to know everything about this condition and tackle it properly.
