Articulo
Assessing the seroprevalence against avian pneumovirus and Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale in broilers in Uruguay
Autor
Suzuki, Kuniaki
Petruccelli, Miguel Ángel
Rodriguez, G.
Trenchi, G.
Giossa, G.
Trenchi, H.
Institución
Resumen
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. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias