Assessment Of Newcastle Disease Virus Antibodies Among Poultry Birds (a Case Study Of Anyigba Kogi State)

Newcastle disease (ND) is one of the most important avian viral diseases because of its high economic impact on the poultry industry.  Newcastle disease is now claimed to be responsible for 70-80% of annual death in village chickens. Losses in hundreds of poultry birds of various ages and sexes in Anyigba Kogi State of Nigeria is attributed to the disease. The prevalence is always at its peak during the dry season (Harmattan) of every year in the last decade. The result of this study showed that all the 180 sera samples collected from the unvaccinated indigenous village chicks contained antibody of 8 to 128.

Title Page

Abstract

Chapter One

1.0 Introduction 

1.1 Implication Of Study

1.2 Aims And Objectives

Chapter Two

2.0 Literature Review

2.1 Geographical Distribution Of Newcastle Disease Virus

2.2 Susceptible Species Of Newcastle Disease (Risk Factor)

2.3 Clinical Signs Of Newcastle Disease Virus

2.4 Transmission Of Newcastle Disease Virus

2.5 Pathology And Pathogenesis Of Newcastle Disease Virus

2.6 Incubation For Newcastle Disease Virus

2.7 Diagnosis Of Newcastle Disease

2.8 Treatment For Newcastle Disease

2.9 Vaccination For Newcastle Disease

2.10 Prevention Of Newcastle Disease

Chapter Three

3.0 Materials And Methods

3.1 Sample Collection

3.1.1 Sterilization Of Materials

3.1.2 Preparation Of Erythrocyte For Haemagglutination Inhibition Test (Chicken Red Blood Cell)

3.1.3 Haemagglutination Assay For (Stock Antigen)

3.1.4 Haemagglutination Inhibition Test

Chapter Four

4.1 Result

4.2 Comparison Of Newcastle Disease  Antibody Titres In The  Indigenous Chicks In The Various Division In Anyigba In Kogi State.

4.3 Newcastle Disease Hi Antibody Titres Of Unvaccinated. Indigenous Chicks In The Village In Anyigba Division In Kogi State.

Chapter Five

5.1 Discussion

5.2 Conclusion / Recommendation 

References

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