Seroprevalence of infectious bursal disease in non-vaccinated indigenous and exotic chickens on selected farms around Gaborone, Botswana.
Sera from nine out of 30 (30.0%) apparently healthy unvaccinated indigenous (Tswana) chickens had precipitating antibodies to infectious bursal disease (IBD) virus using the agar gel precipitation test. Similarly, sera from 11 out of 49 (22.4%) chickens of exotic breeds with no history of vaccination against IBD were positive for antibodies against the virus.
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Botswana College of Agriculture, Gaborone.
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D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D018175:Birnaviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D001902:Botswana / Q000453:epidemiology; D002645:Chickens / Q000821:virology*; D007243:Infectious bursal disease virus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
D000914:Antibodies, Viral