About the Authors

Banya Banowary

Affiliations School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia, Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation (NSW Department of Primary Industries and Charles Sturt University), Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia

Van Tuan Dang

Affiliations School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia, Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation (NSW Department of Primary Industries and Charles Sturt University), Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia

Subir Sarker

Affiliations School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia, Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation (NSW Department of Primary Industries and Charles Sturt University), Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia

Joanne H. Connolly

Affiliations School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia, Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation (NSW Department of Primary Industries and Charles Sturt University), Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia

Jeremy Chenu

Affiliation Birling Avian Laboratories, Bringelly, NSW, Australia

Peter Groves

Affiliation The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Michelle Ayton

Affiliations School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia, Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation (NSW Department of Primary Industries and Charles Sturt University), Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia

Shane Raidal

Affiliations School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia, Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation (NSW Department of Primary Industries and Charles Sturt University), Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia

Aruna Devi

Affiliation School of Biomedical Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia

Thiru Vanniasinkam

Affiliations Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation (NSW Department of Primary Industries and Charles Sturt University), Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia, School of Biomedical Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia

Seyed A. Ghorashi

aghorashi@csu.edu.au

Affiliations School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia, Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation (NSW Department of Primary Industries and Charles Sturt University), Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia

Competing Interests

Author Jeremy Chenu is employed by Birling Avian Laboratories, Bringelly, NSW 2556, Australia. Additionally, Birling Avian Laboratories provided clinical samples without charge. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BB VTD SS JC SAG. Performed the experiments: BB VTD SS JC MA AD SAG. Analyzed the data: BB VTD AD SAG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JC AD SAG. Wrote the paper: BB VTD JHC JC PG SR TV SAG.