Molecular Detection of Leucocytozoon spp. in Broiler Chickens in Baghdad City
Molecular Detection of Leucocytozoon spp. in Broiler Chickens in Baghdad City
Rana Mohammed Ibrahim1*, Haider Mohammed Ali Al-Rubaie2
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to detect the infection by Leucocytozoon spp. parasite in broiler chickens by using thin blood smears Nested and quantitative real time (qRT)- Polymerase Chain Reaction methods in Baghdad city between 1/11/ 2021 and 31/3/2022. Fifty jugular venous blood samples (about 5ml) were collected. The total infection rate of Leucocytozoon spp. in the blood smears was 10% (5/50), which divided into males 6% and in females 4%, while by qRT-PCR was 4% (2/50) with an equal ratio between males and females (2%). In conclusion, it is the first diagnosed study in Baghdad city to detect Leucocytozoon spp. in broiler chickens by using qRT– PCR.
Keywords | Leucocytozoon, Broiler, Chickens, q RT–PCR, Haemosporidian, Avian, Birds
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January 2024
Vol. 12, Iss. 1, pp. 1-193
