Authors : M.E. Sanda , B.M. Jufu and A. Ngene
Abstract: To determine the possibility of Egg Drop syndrome �76 virus infection as one of the causes of low egg production in commercial poultry farms in the middle belt of Nigeria and to know the prevalence of the infection. Five farms with the history of low eggs production in Anyigba, Kogi State were randomly selected and sera from ten hens in each of the farms were screened for antibodies against EDS �76 virus by Haemagglutination Inhibition (HI) test. The mean HI titer of the ten hens in each farm was recorded as EDS �76 antibody titer for the farm. The 5 farms tested were positive for EDS �76 antibodies with HI titer ranging between 16 and 128.
M.E. Sanda , B.M. Jufu and A. Ngene , 2008. Seroprevalence of Egg Drop Syndrome �76 Virus as Cause of Low Egg Productivity of Poultry in Anyigba, Middle Belt Region of Nigeria. Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, 7: 1171-1173.