Year : 2023, Volume : 32, Issue : 2
First page : ( 1) Last page : ( 4)
Print ISSN : 0971-4251. Online ISSN : 0974-0171. Published online : 2023  27.
Article DOI : 10.5958/0974-0171.2023.00011.0

Epidemiological Study on the Seroprevalence of Infectious Bursal Disease in Backyard Chickens

Medhi Manisha¹, Das Sutopa¹, Nath Rita¹, Bora Durlav¹, Muthuchelvan Dhanavelu^2,*

¹Department of Microbiology, College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Guwahati, Assam

²Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Hebbal Campus, Bengaluru, Karnataka

^*Correspondence: drchelva@gmail.com

Online Published on 27 September, 2024.

Received:  16  July,  2023; Accepted:  25  October,  2023.

Abstract

Infectious Bursal Disease (IBD) threats significantly to poultry. The seroprevalence of IBD in backyard chickens across diverse regions in Assam (India) covering 19 districts and 270 households engaged in backyard chicken rearing analyzed sera samples by an indirect ELISA. An overall seroprevalence of 27.99%, with significant districtwise variations ranging from 12.12% to 66.66% was found. There was higher susceptibility in younger birds in the age of 2^nd to 4^th weeks.

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Keywords

Backyard poultry, Infectious Bursal Disease Virus (IBDV), Seroprevalence.

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