Incidence of Avian Nephritis From Commercial Broiler Flocks in Palladam Region of Tamil Nadu

摘要

Avian nephritis virus (ANV) is known as a potential causative agent of the baby chick nephropathy. In this study, kidney samples from one to two week-old broiler chicks diagnosed with acute nephritis and gout were subjected to an RT-PCR assay for the molecular confirmation of ANV. The detection of ANV specific nucleic acids in the specimen (amplicon size 182 bp) in broiler chicks indicates that this virus is probably endemic in the flocks or the environment. This study represents the first detection ofANV from broiler from Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu.