Short Communication
A cross sectional survey of chicken astroviruses antibody in broiler and sonali (cross-bred) chickens in selected areas in Bangladesh
Md Zulfekar Ali * ,
Mohammad Moktader Moula ,
Zafar Ahmed Bhuiyan ,
Muhammad Tariq Javed

Mac Vet Rev 2020; 43 (1): 75 - 80

10.2478/macvetrev-2020-0016

Received: 30 January 2020

Received in revised form: 12 February 2020

Accepted: 14 February 2020

Available Online First: 04 March 2020

Published on: 15 March 2020

Correspondence: Md Zulfekar Ali, zulfekar@blri.gov.bd
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Abstract

Chicken astroviruses (CAstV) are enteric viruses of poultry causing gastroenteritis, malabsorption, gout and white chick disease commonly known as runting-stunting syndrome (RSS). It can affect the wide range of poultry birds, especially chicken, turkey and duck worldwide. To our best knowledge there is no published report on presence of antibodies against CAstV in Bangladesh. Therefore, the study aimed to detect the presence of CAstV antibodies in broilers and sonali chickens (a cross-bread) in Bangladesh through a cross-sectional survey. A total of 454 blood samples from 66 flocks of broiler (n=343) and sonali chickens (n=111) of different ages were obtained during 2017 from four districts. The birds were healthy but were not vaccinated against CAstV. The samples were tested for specific antibodies against CAstV Group B by using commercially available ELISA kit. Overall, 16.74% (76/454) samples and 34.84% (23/66) flocks were positive for CAstV antibodies. The seroprevalence of CAstV was significantly (p=0.001) higher in sonali chickens (36.96%) than broiler (10.20%), while it was significantly higher (p=0.001) in birds of Bogura district (36.94%) than the other three districts. Regarding the age groups, seroprevalence was insignificantly (p=0.192) higher in sonali chicken before laying age (45%) than during laying age (27.45%). Regarding the seasons, CAstV infection was prevalent significantly (p=0.001) higher in winter season. Thus, the present study indicated the presence of CAstV in poultry in Bangladesh, so further studies are required to find out the magnitude of the problem in the country.

Keywords: chicken astroviruses, poultry, antibody, seroprevalence, survey

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Citation Information

Macedonian Veterinary Review. Volume 43, Issue 1, Pages 75-80, e-ISSN 1857-7415, p-ISSN 1409-7621, DOI: 10.2478/macvetrev-2020-0016, 2020

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