PAKISTAN VETERINARY JOURNAL

Pak Vet J, 2012, 32(4): 621-623

Serological Survey of the Reticuloendotheliosis Virus Infection in China Native Chicken Flocks

Peng Zhao*, Cheng-Tai Ma, Yan Du, Zhuan-Chang Wu and Zhi-Zhong Cui

Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention of Shandong Province, College of Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong Province 271018, People's Republic of China Corresponding author: zhaopeng81@163.com; zhaopeng@sdau.edu.cn

Abstract

To investigate the reticuloendotheliosis virus (REV) infection status in China, 2531 sera samples from 26 farms of native chickens were collected and tested for antibodies against reticuloendotheliosis virus. Serum samples analysis revealed 32.16% samples positive for REV-antibody. All 26 kinds of China native chicken strains have REV infection. REV-antibody positive rates of different flocks ranged from 1.01 to 67.68%. This study suggests that REV infection is very common in China native chickens flocks and more emphasis be given on its prevention.

Key words: China native chickens, Reticuloendotheliosis virus (REV), Serological survey

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ISSN 0253-8318 (Print)ISSN 2074-7764 (Online)

ISSN 0253-8318 (Print)
ISSN 2074-7764 (Online)