TY  - JOUR
N1  - UniversitĂ© de LomĂ© (UL), Centre dâ??Excellence RĂ©gional sur les Sciences Aviaires (CERSA), 01 BP: 1515, LomĂ©, Togo; UniversitĂ© de LomĂ© (UL), Ecole SupĂ©rieure dâ??Agronomie (ESA), 01 BP: 1515, LomĂ©, Togo; UniversitĂ© Dan Dicko Dankoulodo de Maradi (UDDM), FacultĂ© dâ??Agronomie et des Sciences de lâ??Environnement, BP: 465, Maradi, Niger; Laboratoire Centrale dâ??Elevage de Niamey (LABOCEL), Service de SĂ©rologie, BP: 485, Niamey, Niger
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85161554674&doi=10.51227%2fojafr.2023.32&partnerID=40&md5=2611b3f24ae09d148d43a5b89671d95a
SP  - 209
Y1  - 2023/05/27/
AV  - public
A1  - Moustapha, A.
A1  - Talaki, E.
A1  - Akourki, A.
A1  - Gagara, H.
KW  - Newcastle disease; Niger; Risk factors; Vaccination; Village chickens
EP  - 216
VL  - 13
SN  - 2228-7701
TI  - IMPACT AND PREVALENCE OF NEWCASTLE DISEASE AND ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORS IN VILLAGE CHICKENS IN SOUTHERN NIGER
N2  - The present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of Newcastle disease and to identify potential risk factors in village chickens in Niger. A total of 1,627 serum samples were collected using a stratified random sampling method with proportional allocation. Samples were collected from village breedings in the departments of the Maradi region (Guidan Roumdji, Madarounfa, AguiĂ©, Gazaoua, and Tessaoua), departments of Zinder region (Takeita, KantchĂ©, Magaria, Dungass, and Mirriah), and cities of Maradi and Zinder. Data on risk factors were collected through an interview with the herders. All collected sera were subjected to competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (cELISA) to detect Newcastle disease virus-induced antibodies. The findings were indicative of 302 positive sera, representing an overall seroprevalence of 18.6. The Studentâ??s t-test at p<0.05 revealed a significant difference between regions and among some departments. Furthermore, the logistic regression test identified the agroecological zone, type of breeding, species mix, and the origin of the animals as risk factors associated with seropositivity to Newcastle disease virus. The present results confirmed the exposure of village chickens to the Newcastle disease virus, emphasizing the need to intensify vaccination campaigns and educate poultry farmers on adopting biosecurity measures. © 2023, Online Journal of Animal and Feed Research. All Rights Reserved.
PB  - Scienceline Publications, Ltd
JF  - Online Journal of Animal and Feed Research
IS  - 3
ID  - eprints846
ER  -