ISSN 2167-0447
Full Length Research Paper
A serological survey for infectious bursal disease virus antibodies among village chickens in Yobe State Nigeria
1Sule A G, 2Umoh JU, 3Abdu PA, 2Ajogi J, 4Jibrin UM 1tijjani AO 1Atsanda NN, 1Gidado AS.
1Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria.
2Department of Veterinary public Health and Preventive Medicine Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
3Department of Veterinary Surgery and Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
4Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Development, Damaturu, Yobe state, Nigeria.
*Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected]. Tel. +2348029805011
Accepted 26 June, 2013
Abstract
A serological survey to detect the presence and prevalence of antibodies against infectious bursal disease virus among village chickens was conducted in 17 villages of Yobe State, Nigeria. Five chickens were randomly selected from up to 10 households in each of the 17 sampled villages and bled from their wing vein. Serum was extracted from clotted blood and screened for antibodies to infectious bursal disease virus using Agar gel precipitation method. The study was able to detect antibodies to infectious bursal disease virus among village chickens in Yobe state at a prevalence of 63%. The results could serve as a base line data for future studies.
Key words: Nigeria, Seroprevalence, Village chickens, Infectious Bursal Disease, Nigeria