High seroprevalence of respiratory pathogens in hobby poultry
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- Roel Haesendonck (UGent) , Marc Verlinden (UGent) , Glynnis Devos, Tinneke Michiels (UGent) , Patrick Butaye (UGent) , Freddy Haesebrouck (UGent) , Frank Pasmans (UGent) and An Martel (UGent)
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- Abstract
- Seroprevalence studies on respiratory pathogens have been done extensively in commercial laying hens, broilers, and, to a lesser extent, backyard poultry. In Europe, seroprevalence studies in backyard and fancy breed poultry flocks are scarce and limited to a few pathogens, such as Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG); others, such as Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale (ORT), are missing. A commercial ELISA for detection of antibodies against six selected pathogens was performed on 460 serum samples from chickens across Flanders. Anti-ORT antibodies were, by far, the most prevalent, with a prevalence of 95.4%. Infectious bronchitis virus, Mycoplasma synoviae, and avian metapneumovirus antibodies were found in 75.6%, 76.3%, and 63.5% of the animals, respectively. Antibodies against MG and infectious laryngotracheitis virus were found in 36.7% and 30% of the animals, respectively. These data demonstrate the high seroprevalence of respiratory pathogens among hobby poultry; therefore, it is possible that this group could act as a reservoir for commercially kept poultry.
- Keywords
- fancy breed chickens, ELISA, respiratory pathogens, Backyard poultry, SYNOVIAE, PHEASANTS, NETHERLANDS, BRONCHITIS, CHICKENS, PEAFOWL, FLOCKS, INFECTIOUS LARYNGOTRACHEITIS VIRUS, MYCOPLASMA-GALLISEPTICUM, AVIAN PNEUMOVIRUS
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Please use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-5766941
- MLA
- Haesendonck, Roel, et al. “High Seroprevalence of Respiratory Pathogens in Hobby Poultry.” AVIAN DISEASES, vol. 58, no. 4, 2014, pp. 623–27.
- APA
- Haesendonck, R., Verlinden, M., Devos, G., Michiels, T., Butaye, P., Haesebrouck, F., … Martel, A. (2014). High seroprevalence of respiratory pathogens in hobby poultry. AVIAN DISEASES, 58(4), 623–627.
- Chicago author-date
- Haesendonck, Roel, Marc Verlinden, Glynnis Devos, Tinneke Michiels, Patrick Butaye, Freddy Haesebrouck, Frank Pasmans, and An Martel. 2014. “High Seroprevalence of Respiratory Pathogens in Hobby Poultry.” AVIAN DISEASES 58 (4): 623–27.
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- Haesendonck, Roel, Marc Verlinden, Glynnis Devos, Tinneke Michiels, Patrick Butaye, Freddy Haesebrouck, Frank Pasmans, and An Martel. 2014. “High Seroprevalence of Respiratory Pathogens in Hobby Poultry.” AVIAN DISEASES 58 (4): 623–627.
- Vancouver
- 1.Haesendonck R, Verlinden M, Devos G, Michiels T, Butaye P, Haesebrouck F, et al. High seroprevalence of respiratory pathogens in hobby poultry. AVIAN DISEASES. 2014;58(4):623–7.
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- [1]R. Haesendonck et al., “High seroprevalence of respiratory pathogens in hobby poultry,” AVIAN DISEASES, vol. 58, no. 4, pp. 623–627, 2014.
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abstract = {{Seroprevalence studies on respiratory pathogens have been done extensively in commercial laying hens, broilers, and, to a lesser extent, backyard poultry. In Europe, seroprevalence studies in backyard and fancy breed poultry flocks are scarce and limited to a few pathogens, such as Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG); others, such as Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale (ORT), are missing. A commercial ELISA for detection of antibodies against six selected pathogens was performed on 460 serum samples from chickens across Flanders. Anti-ORT antibodies were, by far, the most prevalent, with a prevalence of 95.4%. Infectious bronchitis virus, Mycoplasma synoviae, and avian metapneumovirus antibodies were found in 75.6%, 76.3%, and 63.5% of the animals, respectively. Antibodies against MG and infectious laryngotracheitis virus were found in 36.7% and 30% of the animals, respectively. These data demonstrate the high seroprevalence of respiratory pathogens among hobby poultry; therefore, it is possible that this group could act as a reservoir for commercially kept poultry.}},
author = {{Haesendonck, Roel and Verlinden, Marc and Devos, Glynnis and Michiels, Tinneke and Butaye, Patrick and Haesebrouck, Freddy and Pasmans, Frank and Martel, An}},
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journal = {{AVIAN DISEASES}},
keywords = {{fancy breed chickens,ELISA,respiratory pathogens,Backyard poultry,SYNOVIAE,PHEASANTS,NETHERLANDS,BRONCHITIS,CHICKENS,PEAFOWL,FLOCKS,INFECTIOUS LARYNGOTRACHEITIS VIRUS,MYCOPLASMA-GALLISEPTICUM,AVIAN PNEUMOVIRUS}},
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title = {{High seroprevalence of respiratory pathogens in hobby poultry}},
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year = {{2014}},
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