title: A serological survey on erysipelas in chickens by growth agglutination test.
abstract: From March to April 1992, 200 culled chickens sent to an abattoir in Tokyo, Japan were examined for the presence of growth agglutinating antibody in the serum. In the serological survey, 11 (5.5%) of 200 chicken sera had high growth agglutination titres against Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, ranging from 1:16 to 1:128. These findings indicate a high rate of erysipelas infection among chickens in the field.
authors.affiliation: National Veterinary Assay Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, 1-15-1 Tokura, Kokubunji, Tokyo 185-8511, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takagi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakamura
mesh_terms: D000372:Agglutination Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D002645:Chickens; D004888:Erysipelothrix / Q000276:immunology*; D004889:Erysipelothrix Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014041:Tokyo / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial