Abstract:
Objective Pathogens causing broiler death by unknown etiology at a chicken farm in Nanping, Fujian were investigated.
Methods To establish standard references for this investigation, pathogens on chicken, such as, infectious bronchitis virus (IBV), fowl adenovirus(FadV), chicken parvovirus (ChPV), newcastle disease virus(NDV), chicken infectious anemia virus (CIAV), chicken infectious bursal virus(IBDV), laryngotracheitis virus(LTV), and avian nephritis virus (ANV), were detected by PCR and the amplified fragments cloned, sequenced, and analyzed using bioinformatics software.
Results The clinic specimens were found positive on ChPV, IBV, and CIAV but negative on the other viral pathogens. The homology of the isolates was 92.17%–100% with ChPV, 76.9%–84.3% with IBV, and 91.19%–92.14% with CIAV. The isolated IBV and CIAV strains were in their own unique branch, while ChPV closely related to a Guangxi strain as shown by the phylogenetic analysis.
Conclusion A case of simultaneous co-infection by ChPV, IBV, and CIAV at a chicken farm was confirmed. The S1 gene of the isolated IBV and the VP1 in the CIAV strain appeared to have mutated prior to the infection incidence.