Antibody detection for Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Salmonella pullorum in layer, broiler and native chickens from Sukabumi

Chronic respiratory disease (CRD) and pullorum disease (PD) are important bacterial infectious diseases in poultry farms caused by Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) and Salmonella pullorum (SP), respectively. CRD and PD lead to the economic losses of poultry farms. Infected poultry can be the potential carriers to infect the healthy one. Environmental factors such as weather and management system are the predisposition factors that contribute to the CRD and PD case rate. This study aimed to detect antibody against MG and SP for recognizing MG and SP infection in layer, broiler, and native chickens from Suka bumi. The antibody detection was conducted using Rapid Serum Agglutination (RSA) technique to chicken serum samples (each group n =35). The study revealed that the seropositive results of MG and SP, were 34.29% and 2.86% in layers, 17.14% and 37.14% in broilers, 42.86% and 11.43% in native chickens. The findings showed that MG and SP can infect various kind of chickens so routine method to detect MG and SP is required. RSA as an easy, fast, low cost, and sensitive technique was capable to detect MG and SP serologically. RSA can be used to control and anticipate the climate change challenge that affects the flock health status.