PREVALENCE OF ANTIBODIES AGAINST MYCOPLASMA MELEAGRIDIS IN BREEDING TURKEYS IN LIMA

• Autores: Orosco L., Rocío, Icochea D., Eliana, Guzmán L., John, Noé M., Norma, Falcón P., Nestor
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2011
• Institución: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.csi.unmsm:article/271
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/veterinaria/article/view/271
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Mycoplasma meleagridis; prevalencia; pavos; ELISA; prevalence; turkeys

A field study was conducted to determine the prevalence of antibodies againstMycoplasma meleagridis in 20 turkey breeder flocks located in the Lima region during2007. A total of 400 blood samples were taken from male and female birds of 8 to 57 weeksold, from Asia and Chilca districts. The indirect enzyme linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA) was used to measure serum antibodies against M. meleagridis. Three positivesamples were found (one per flock) representing a prevalence of 0.75 ± 0.04%. Theseropositive reactivity per affected flock was 5%, and without showing clinical signscompatible to those observed in the disease. According to these findings, it is concluded that the 20 flocks were not exposed to M. meleagridis and that the positive results maybe due to false positive seroreactions.