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International Journal of Poultry Science

Year: 2010 | Volume: 9 | Issue: 5 | Page No.: 490-494
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2010.490.494
Assessing the Seroprevalence Against Avian Pneumovirus and Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale in Broilers in Uruguay
K. Suzuki, M. Petruccelli, G. Rodriguez, G. Trenchi, G. Giossa and H. Trenchi

Abstract: The objective of this study was to estimate the true prevalence of individual chickens serologically test-positive against avian pneumovirus and Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale in Uruguay. Seventeen different broiler farms existed in three different provinces in Uruguay were recruited and the 1861 broilers were investigated. Individual-chicken sera were analyzed using a commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The overall true seroprevalence was 1.9% [95% Bayesian Credible Interval (BCI): <1-7.4%] and less than 0.1% (95% BCI: 0-<0.1%) against avian pneumovirus and Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale, respectively. The result seroprevalence was relatively lower than that reported by other authors in a neighbouring country Argentina where the infection of these diseases was recently observed. This difference was discussed.

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K. Suzuki, M. Petruccelli, G. Rodriguez, G. Trenchi, G. Giossa and H. Trenchi, 2010. Assessing the Seroprevalence Against Avian Pneumovirus and Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale in Broilers in Uruguay. International Journal of Poultry Science, 9: 490-494.

Keywords: APV, bayesian model and ORT

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