Lymphoid Leukosis Carriers?

[Island Roo]

I met a breeder to discuss the purchase of hatching eggs.

I asked about disease and he said he lost a couple of birds he acquired as chicks a couple of years ago. A necropsy at a government lab confirmed Lymphoid Leukosis.

I believe him when he says he has not had any symptoms since, but is it possible that his other hens became carriers and could pass the virus thru hatching eggs?

 

[dawg53]

LL infected birds are carriers and it is passed through eggs. Here's a link, scroll down to Lymphoid Leukosis (LL.)
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps044

 

[Island Roo]

I've been researching for hours. Some of the medical terminology sounds as obscure as legal documents.

According to the Merck Vet Manual:

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I think thats means it is possible (likely?) that the rest of his flock is infected but since the existing birds were "horizontally" infected, they are less likely to show symptoms.

 

[Island Roo]

LL infected birds are carriers and it is passed through eggs. Here's a link, scroll down to Lymphoid Leukosis (LL.)
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps044

Thanks Dawg.

That one is a bit easier for me to read.

I guess I'll pass on those eggs.