Table 1.
Seroprevalence of MG antibody by iELISA and SPA test.
| Name of farm | Age (wks) | Number of sera tested | iELISA | SPA | Overall prevalence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of positive samples and % | Mean titer | CV% | No. of positive samples and % | iELISA | SPA | |||
| Sapla Poultry and Hatchery Ltd. | 55 | 84 | 60 (71.43) | 787 | 45 | 53 (63.09) | 64.47% | 56.13% |
| Northern Poultry Ltd. | 59 | 30 | 16 (53.33) | 666 | 67 | 14 (46.44) | ||
| Green Poultry Ltd. | 61 | 36 | 20 (55.55) | 647 | 68 | 16 (44.44) | ||
| Mondol Poultry | 46 | 54 | 35 (64.61) | 720 | 55 | 31 (54.41) | ||
| Khondokar Poultry | 50 | 70 | 48 (68.57) | 690 | 64 | 42 (60) | ||
| Haque Poultry | 49 | 46 | 28 (60.86) | 708 | 60 | 24 (52.17) | ||
| Nahid Poultry | 38 | 40 | 27 (67.50) | 725 | 58 | 24 (60) | ||
| Bondhu Poultry | 53 | 60 | 41 (68.33) | 744 | 62 | 36 (60) | ||
| Srabonee Poultry | 43 | 35 | 23 (65.71) | 695 | 67 | 20 (57.14) | ||
| Aslam Poultry | 40 | 32 | 21 (65.62) | 698 | 64 | 18 (56.25) | ||
| Rita Poultry | 44 | 50 | 31 (62.00) | 719 | 49 | 27 (54) | ||
| Mohasthan Poultry | 56 | 26 | 13 (50.00) | 528 | 98 | 11 (42.31) | ||
| Total= | 563 | 364 (64.47) | 316 (56.13) | |||||
iELISA=Indirect enzyme linked immunosorbent assay, CV%= Coefficient of variance %, SPA=Serum plate agglutination, MG=Mycoplasma gallisepticum