Table 4.
The results of different ages between exotic and local chickens by ChPV detection.
| No. of samples | Age | ChPV/TuPV PCR | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exotic broiler chickens | 144 | 1–7 w | 94.44a (136/144)b |
| 0 | 8–20 w | – | |
| 24 | ≧21 w | 50.00 (12/24) | |
| 88.10 (148/168) | |||
| Exotic layer hens | 156 | 3–28 w | 46.79 (73/156) |
| 120 | 29–59 w | 32.50 (39/120) | |
| 12 | 60–72 w | 0.00 (0/12) | |
| 38.89 (112/288) | |||
| Native chickens | 1,092 | 1–7 w | 73.31 (783/1,092) |
| 1,103 | 8–20 w | 48.59 (536/1,103) | |
| 735 | ≧21 w | 19.86 (146/735) | |
| 50.00 (1,465/2,930) |
a
Percentage of flocks positive for ChPV/TuPV.
b
Positive/total number of ChPV/TuPV detected.