Research Article

A Serological Investigation of Avian Reovirus Infections in Poultry Enterprises in Balikesir and Bolu Provinces in Turkey

Volume: 28 Number: 1 April 20, 2017
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A Serological Investigation of Avian Reovirus Infections in Poultry Enterprises in Balikesir and Bolu Provinces in Turkey

Abstract

Avian reovirus (ARV) is the cause of viral arthritis syndrome. In addition, ARV alone or in combination with other agents may cause clinical manifestations such as enteric respiratory disease, myocarditis, hepatitis and growth retardation/malabsorption syndrome in chickens. The objective of this study was to investigate the seroprevalence of ARV antibodies in broiler and broiler-breeder chickens in Balikesir and Bolu provinces, the two important poultry breeding sites in Turkey. A total of 920 serum samples were collected from chickens vaccinated or unvaccinated against ARV in 11 broiler and 6 broiler breeding farms. ARV antibody titers were determined using a commercial Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay kit (Avian Reovirus Antibody test Kit®, BioChek, Gouda, The Netherlands). ARV antibodies were detected in all poultry enterprises tested. When broilers were considered, 78% (156/200) of vaccinated and 84.18% (266/316) of the non-vaccinated chickens were seropositive. These ratios were 86.5% (173/200) and 89.71% (183/204) in broiler breeder chickens, respectively. Non-vaccinated chickens had higher seropositivity rates than vaccinated chickens when broiler chickens in Balikesir were considered (92.03% vs 78%, P<0.001). However, seropositivity in non-vaccinated and vaccinated chickens were similar in broiler breeder chickens in Bolu (93% in vaccinated vs. 89.71% in non-vaccinated chickens, P=0.35). When chickens from the same province were compared, seropositivity in broiler and broiler breeder chickens in Balikesir were similar (78% vs. 80%, P=0.69). However, among non-vaccinated animals in Bolu, seropositivity was higher in broiler breeder than the broiler chickens (78.09 vs 89.71, P<0.01). These results suggest that ARV infections, which cause significant economic and production losses in poultry, are very common in the Bolu and Balikesir provinces. High seropositivity rates in non-vaccinated chickens suggests that vaccination practices are irregular in these provinces. Therefore, virological and molecular epidemiological studies should be carried out to control and combat the ARV infections.

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English

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Research Article

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Sıdıka Belgin Aydın This is me

Publication Date

April 20, 2017

Submission Date

February 15, 2017

Acceptance Date

March 24, 2017

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Year 2017 Volume: 28 Number: 1

APA
Aydın, S. B., & Erol, N. (2017). A Serological Investigation of Avian Reovirus Infections in Poultry Enterprises in Balikesir and Bolu Provinces in Turkey. Van Veterinary Journal, 28(1), 47-52. https://izlik.org/JA89DF66AR
AMA
1.Aydın SB, Erol N. A Serological Investigation of Avian Reovirus Infections in Poultry Enterprises in Balikesir and Bolu Provinces in Turkey. Van Vet J. 2017;28(1):47-52. https://izlik.org/JA89DF66AR
Chicago
Aydın, Sıdıka Belgin, and Nural Erol. 2017. “A Serological Investigation of Avian Reovirus Infections in Poultry Enterprises in Balikesir and Bolu Provinces in Turkey”. Van Veterinary Journal 28 (1): 47-52. https://izlik.org/JA89DF66AR.
EndNote
Aydın SB, Erol N (April 1, 2017) A Serological Investigation of Avian Reovirus Infections in Poultry Enterprises in Balikesir and Bolu Provinces in Turkey. Van Veterinary Journal 28 1 47–52.
IEEE
[1]S. B. Aydın and N. Erol, “A Serological Investigation of Avian Reovirus Infections in Poultry Enterprises in Balikesir and Bolu Provinces in Turkey”, Van Vet J, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 47–52, Apr. 2017, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA89DF66AR
ISNAD
Aydın, Sıdıka Belgin - Erol, Nural. “A Serological Investigation of Avian Reovirus Infections in Poultry Enterprises in Balikesir and Bolu Provinces in Turkey”. Van Veterinary Journal 28/1 (April 1, 2017): 47-52. https://izlik.org/JA89DF66AR.
JAMA
1.Aydın SB, Erol N. A Serological Investigation of Avian Reovirus Infections in Poultry Enterprises in Balikesir and Bolu Provinces in Turkey. Van Vet J. 2017;28:47–52.
MLA
Aydın, Sıdıka Belgin, and Nural Erol. “A Serological Investigation of Avian Reovirus Infections in Poultry Enterprises in Balikesir and Bolu Provinces in Turkey”. Van Veterinary Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Apr. 2017, pp. 47-52, https://izlik.org/JA89DF66AR.
Vancouver
1.Sıdıka Belgin Aydın, Nural Erol. A Serological Investigation of Avian Reovirus Infections in Poultry Enterprises in Balikesir and Bolu Provinces in Turkey. Van Vet J [Internet]. 2017 Apr. 1;28(1):47-52. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA89DF66AR

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