ŞEROLOGICAL EVIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS BURSAL DISEASE VIRUS INFECTION IN GREY BREASTED HELMET GUINEA FOWLS (Numida meleagris galeata Pallas) IN AN ARID ZONE OF NIGERIA

Authors

  • A. G. AMBALI Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri, P.M.B. 1069, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
  • M. GASHAU Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri, P.M.B. 1069, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.v18i.1982

Keywords:

guineafowl, antibody, serological method

Abstract

A survey of guineafowl sera from Maiduguri area of Borno State for antibody to infectious bursal disease (IBD) virus was carried out between the months of January to April, 1991. Agar gel diffusion precipitation test (AGDT) was the serological method employed for the investigation. Out of the total of 196 sera tested, only 16 were found to contain precipitating antibodies to IBD. This represents 9.1% infection rate. 

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Published

2021-01-12

Issue

Vol. 18 (1991)

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ŞEROLOGICAL EVIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS BURSAL DISEASE VIRUS INFECTION IN GREY BREASTED HELMET GUINEA FOWLS (Numida meleagris galeata Pallas) IN AN ARID ZONE OF NIGERIA. (2021). Nigerian Journal of Animal Production, 18, 88-90. https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.v18i.1982