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- Title
Incidence of Avian Mycoplasmosis in the region of Batna, Eastern Algeria.
- Authors
Heleili, N.; Mamache, B.; Chelihi, A.
- Abstract
Avian mycoplasmosis is infectious and contagious disease which affects chicken and turkey as well as many other species with many economics losses. The absence of data on avian mycoplasmosis in Algeria and the importance of the poultry breeding in Batna encouraged us to undertake the prevalence of the most pathogenic mycoplasmas in broiler and layer chickens in this area, Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG). 143 Mycoplasmas were isolate from 237 samples, at a rate of 60.33%. MG was isolate at a rate of 21.67% (2.09% in layer hens and 19.58% in broiler chickens). The serological screening using of breedings showed a sensitivity of 83.10%. This study shows that mycoplasmosis and in particular MG infection, represent a serious problem in chickens in Algeria in the absence of hygiene conditions and vaccination especially.
- Subjects
ALGERIA; ANIMAL diseases; MYCOPLASMA gallisepticum; SEROPREVALENCE; BROILER chickens
- Publication
Veterinary World, 2011, Vol 4, Issue 3, p101
- ISSN
0972-8988
- Publication type
Article