Serological evidence of chicken anaemia virus infection in Nigerian indigenous chickens : research communication

B.O. Emikpe; D.O. Oluwayelu; O.G. Ohore; O.A. Oladele; A.T. Oladokun

Serological evidence of chicken anaemia virus infection in Nigerian indigenous chickens : research communication

2005

B.O. Emikpe | D.O. Oluwayelu | O.G. Ohore | O.A. Oladele | A.T. Oladokun

Serum samples from 20 out of 180 (11.1 %) apparently healthy Nigerian indigenous chickens were negative for antibodies against chicken anaemia virus using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Of the 160 positive sera (88.9 %), 12 (7.5 %) had titres ranging from 1 500-3 000, 46 (28.8 %) had titres from 3 000-5 000 while 102 (63.8 %) had titres between 5 000-11 000. The overall mean titre value was 5 845 + 2 402. This appears to be evidence of a natural outbreak of the infection since the chickens had no history of vaccination against any poultry disease.

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