Seroprevalance of Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Mycoplasmasynoviae in Commercial Broilers and Backyard Poultry in Five
Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Pakistan
Atta-ur-Rehman*1,
Abdul Haleem Shah1 and Sajjad-ur-Rahman2
1Department of Biological Sciences, Gomal University,
Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan 2Institute of Microbiology, Faculty
of Veterinary Science, University of Agriculture Faisalabad,
Pakistan *Corresponding author:
arehman@gu.edu.pk
Abstract
Serological survey for Mycoplasma
gallisepticum (MG) and
Mycoplasma synoviae (MS) was
conducted in serum samples of broilers and backyard poultry collected from five
major districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The serum samples were examined by serum
plate agglutination (SPA) test using stained MG & MS antigens separately. Out of
total (n=648) broiler serum samples MG and MS prevalence was recorded as 35.03
and 16.67%, respectively. The highest prevalence of MG was recorded in Dera
Ismail Khan 43.33% (65/150) followed by Tank 40% (60/150), Peshawar 36.67%
(33/90), Abbottabad 31.46% (45/143) and Mansehra 20.86% (24/115) while in case
of MS the highest prevalence was reported in Peshawar 23.33% (21/90) followed by
Dera Ismail Khan 20% (30/150), Mansehra 18.26% (21/115), Tank 12.67% (19/150)
and Abbottabad 11.88% (17/143). In open shed the prevalence of MG & MS was
comparatively high (40.51 &
17.94%) than in closed shed (26.74 & 14.72%), respectively. Moreover, prevalence of MG and MS was higher during
winter season (38.18 & 18.48%) than
summer (31.76 & 14.77%). Combined MG/MS prevalence percentage was recorded as
Peshawar (17.78%), Dera Ismail Khan (14%), Tank
(12%), Mansehra (10.43%) and Abbottabad (7.69%) and it was found slightly higher
(12.72%) in winter than (11.32%) in summer. Similarly in open shed reared birds,
MG/MS prevalence was high (14.10%) than in closed shed (8.91%). One hundred
(n=100) backyard poultry samples collected from Tank and Dera Ismail Khan (50
from each district) showed high MG (80%) & MS (50%) prevalence in Dera Ismail
khan than in Tank with MG (56%) and MS (44%) prevalence. Overall results
indicated a high prevalence of MG and MS in backyard poultry which may be a
source of infection for commercial broiler especially for open shed reared
birds.
To Cite This Article:
Rehman AU, Shah AH and
Rahman SU, 2018.
Seroprevalance of Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Mycoplasmasynoviae in commercial broilers and backyard poultry in five
districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Pakistan. Pak Vet J, 38(2): 149-152.
http://dx.doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2018.047