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Assessing the Seroprevalence Against Avian Pneumovirus and Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale in Broilers in Uruguay

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K. Suzuki
Laboratorio de Diagnóstico de Enfermedades de las Aves y los Pilíferos,Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina
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M. Petruccelli
Laboratorio de Diagnóstico de Enfermedades de las Aves y los Pilíferos,Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina
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G. Rodriguez
Area de Patología y Produccion Avícola, Facultad de Veterinaria,Universidad de la Republica, Montevideo, Uruguay
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G. Trenchi
Area de Patología y Produccion Avícola, Facultad de Veterinaria,Universidad de la Republica, Montevideo, Uruguay
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G. Giossa
Area de Patología y Produccion Avícola, Facultad de Veterinaria,Universidad de la Republica, Montevideo, Uruguay
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H. Trenchi
Area de Patología y Produccion Avícola, Facultad de Veterinaria,Universidad de la Republica, Montevideo, Uruguay
DOI 10.3923/ijps.2010.490.494
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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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APV, bayesian model, ORT

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Suzuki, K., Petruccelli, M., Rodriguez, G., Trenchi, G., Giossa, G., & Trenchi, H. (2010). Assessing the Seroprevalence Against Avian Pneumovirus and Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale in Broilers in Uruguay. International Journal of Poultry Science, 9(5), 490–494. https://doi.org/10.3923/ijps.2010.490.494

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