Antigenic Identification of Bird Tissue.
Abstract
The objective of this research was to determine the feasibility of utilizing hemagglutination tests to identify bird species involved in bird-aircraft collisions (birdstrikes). Because of the increased use of high-speed jets in both military and commercial aviation, air strikes and engine ingestion of birds have become a major flying safety problem. Identification of the bird species involved can have significant value in the development of countermeasures. Immunologic methods such as those examined here have the potential for rapid identification using minute residual quantities of avian blood.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0770311
Entities
People
- Roy C. Fanguy