Indian Journal of Veterinary Research (The)
  • Year: 2023
  • Volume: 32
  • Issue: 2

Epidemiological Study on the Seroprevalence of Infectious Bursal Disease in Backyard Chickens

  • Author:
  • Manisha Medhi1, Sutopa Das1, Rita Nath1, Durlav Bora1, Dhanavelu Muthuchelvan2,*
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Published Online: Sep 27, 2024
  • Page Number: 1 to 4

1Department of Microbiology, College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Guwahati, Assam

2Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Hebbal Campus, Bengaluru, Karnataka

*Correspondence: drchelva@gmail.com

Online Published on 27 September, 2024.

Abstract

Infectious Bursal Disease (IBD) threats significantly to poultry. The seroprevalence of IBD in backyard chickens across diverse regions in Assam (India) covering 19 districts and 270 households engaged in backyard chicken rearing analyzed sera samples by an indirect ELISA. An overall seroprevalence of 27.99%, with significant districtwise variations ranging from 12.12% to 66.66% was found. There was higher susceptibility in younger birds in the age of 2nd to 4th weeks.

Keywords

Backyard poultry, Infectious Bursal Disease Virus (IBDV), Seroprevalence