G. Giossa
Laboratorio de Diagn�stico de Enfermedades de las Aves y los Pil�feros, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina
Area de Patolog�a y Producci�n Av�cola, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de la Rep�blica, Montevideo, Uruguay
K. Suzuki
Laboratorio de Diagn�stico de Enfermedades de las Aves y los Pil�feros, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina
M. Petruccelli
Laboratorio de Diagn�stico de Enfermedades de las Aves y los Pil�feros, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina
G. Rodriguez
Laboratorio de Diagn�stico de Enfermedades de las Aves y los Piliferos, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina
Area de Patolog�a y Producci�n Av�cola, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de la Rep�blica, Montevideo, Uruguay
G. Trenchi
Laboratorio de Diagn�stico de Enfermedades de las Aves y los Pil�feros, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina
Area de Patolog�a y Producci�n Av�cola, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de la Rep�blica, Montevideo, Uruguay
H. Trenchi
Area de Patolog�a y Producci�n Av�cola, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de la Rep�blica, Montevideo, Uruguay
ABSTRACT
The objective of this study was to estimate the true prevalence of seropositive broiler chickens against avian pneumovirus at flock-level in Uruguay, using the Rogan-Gladen estimator in conjunction with Bayesian inference. A total of 181 pooled samples (consisting of 10 individual-chicken sera each) from the study area were examined with the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. All individual-chicken samples in the pools were also examined with the same assay. Forty-four pools were classified as test positive, because they included at least one individual-chicken classified as positive. The estimates for the deterministic (Rogan-Gladen approach) and stochastic (Bayesian approach) true prevalence were 30.9% [95% confidence interval (CI): 26.8-35.0%] and 31.4% (95% CI: 15.4-49.5%), respectively.
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G. Giossa, K. Suzuki, M. Petruccelli, G. Rodriguez, G. Trenchi and H. Trenchi, 2010. Flock-Level Seroprevalence against Avian Pneumovirus amongst Uruguayan Broiler Chickens. International Journal of Poultry Science, 9: 217-220.
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2010.217.220
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ijps.2010.217.220
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2010.217.220
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ijps.2010.217.220
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