Occurrence of infectious laryngotracheitis outbreaks in commercial layer hens detected by ELISA
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Tarih
2018
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Taylor and Francis Inc.
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info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
Infectious laryngotracheitis (ILT) is an acute respiratory disease of chickens and a cause of great economic loss in commercial layers. The aims of this study were to investigate the prevalence of ILT in the field outbreaks and to compare the characteristics of ILT-infected and free flocks of commercial layers. A total of 625 blood serum samples were collected from 25 different layer flocks. The presence of antibodies against infectious laryngotracheitis virus (ILTV) in each sample was determined by ELISA. Of the 625 serum samples, 266 (42.56%) were found to be positive for ILTV antibodies. A total of 16 (64%) flocks were detected ILT positive by ELISA method. The mortality of infected flocks was statistically higher (P < 0.05) than uninfected flocks. The egg production of positive flocks was lower than that of the free flocks, but this difference was not statistically significant. The average live weight of hens in infected flocks was lower (P > 0.05) than hens in free flocks. In conclusion, the results of this study indicated a high prevalence of ILT infection in the commercial layer flocks in Konya region, Turkey. In outbreaks, ILT significantly increased the mortality rate and decreased the average live weight in layer hens. © 2018, © 2018 Taylor & Francis.
Açıklama
PubMed ID: 29424631
Anahtar Kelimeler
ELISA, Infectious Laryngotracheitis, Layer, Mortality
Kaynak
Journal of Immunoassay and Immunochemistry
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Q2
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39
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2
