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A Sero-Epidemiological Survey of Infectious Bursal Disease in Scavenging Village Chickens in Enugu State, Nigeria
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A serological survey was conducted to determine the prevalence of antibodies to Infectious Bursal Disease (IBD) virus using the Agar Gel Precipitin Test (AGPT) in unvaccinated scavenging adult village chickens in Nsukka
Local Government Area (L.G.A.) in South Eastern Nigeria. Of the 800 sera samples tested, 328 (41%) were positive for IBD virus antibodies. There was no significant difference (P>0.05) in seasonal distribution, being 43% in the wet and 39% in the dry seasons; and gender being 41.1% and 41%
for cocks and hens respectively. The study thus confirmed the endemicity of IBD in local chickens. A national IBD control programme is recommended.
Local Government Area (L.G.A.) in South Eastern Nigeria. Of the 800 sera samples tested, 328 (41%) were positive for IBD virus antibodies. There was no significant difference (P>0.05) in seasonal distribution, being 43% in the wet and 39% in the dry seasons; and gender being 41.1% and 41%
for cocks and hens respectively. The study thus confirmed the endemicity of IBD in local chickens. A national IBD control programme is recommended.
