%0 Journal Article %T A serological survey for detection of avian infectious bronchitis virus antibodies in domestic village chickens in Esfahan, central Iran %J Iranian Journal of Veterinary Research %I Shiraz University %Z 1728-1997 %A Mahzounieh, M. %A Karimi, I. %A Bouzari, M. %A Zahraei Salehi, T. %A Iravani, S. %D 2006 %\ 06/01/2006 %V 7 %N 2 %P 89-91 %! A serological survey for detection of avian infectious bronchitis virus antibodies in domestic village chickens in Esfahan, central Iran %K Avian infectious bronchitis %K IBV %K Domestic village chicken %K Serology %R 10.22099/ijvr.2006.2670 %X Infectious bronchitis (IB) is a very contagious disease caused by a coronavirus (IBV). In chickens, thevirus affects the respiratory, reproductive, and urinary systems. This study was carried out to determine theseroprevalence of anti-IBV antibodies in domestic village chickens. Serum samples of 300 domestic villagechickens from Esfahan (centeral Iran) were collected and examined for the presence of anti-IBV antibodiesby commercial ELISA kits. The results showed that 85.3% of the domestic village chickens had high titers ofanti-IBV antibody without any clinical signs. It was concluded that the rate of IBV infection in thesechickens is very high that could be a potential hazard for commercial poultry. %U https://ijvr.shirazu.ac.ir/article_2670_753f5519fb5f276577995d13bcf0bd7a.pdf