家禽白血病病毒(avian leukosis virus; ALV)為雞場中常見引起腫瘤性疾病與造成雞隻生產問題的病原。由於台灣的土雞並未進行任何ALV-J的清除撲滅計畫,因此本研究希望藉由血清學的調查,了解台灣的肉用種雞(broiler breeder; BB)與蛋用種雞(layer breeder; LB)於ALV-J的感染情形。實驗選用6個包含不同年齡、品系的蛋用肉用種雞之雞場,調查ALV-J抗體盛行率,採集血液樣本以商品化酵素標示免疫吸附分析套組之檢驗(ELISA kit)進行抗體檢測。蛋用種雞樣本中,結果顯示只有1雞群抗體檢測為陰性,其餘皆為陽性,雞群的抗體陽性盛行率從6%到86.7%不等;肉用種雞樣本檢驗皆為抗體陽性,抗體陽性盛行率從15%到97.8%不等。同時發現雞隻週齡越高,相對抗體的陽性盛行率也越高。另外收集蛋用種雞血液樣本感作具有ALV-J感受性的DF-1細胞,PCR檢測病毒核酸皆為陰性結果。結果顯示:目前台灣的肉用種雞與蛋用種雞仍然存在ALV-J感染的情形。
Avian leukosis viruses (ALVs) are common in poultry flocks and the causes of neoplastic diseases and other reproductive problems in chickens. In Taiwan, the country chickens were not performed ALV-J clearance programs in the farms. Thus, the infections of ALV-J in broiler breeders (BBs) and layer breeders (LBs) are suspected. We surveyed 6 farms with different chicken ages, breeds and types to detect the ALV-J antibody (Ab) prevalence. Chicken serum and plasma were collected and tested with commercial ELISA kit. Among the farm of tested LBs, only one farm showed negative ALV-J Ab results. The positive rate of tested LBs ranged from 6% to 86.7%. And the tested BBs showed all positive ALV-J Ab results, the positive rate ranged from 15% to 97.8%. Moreover, the older the chickens were, the higher the positive rate found in the farms. The blood buffy coat collections of LBs for viral isolation were negative in ALV-J nucleic acid detection by PCR. According to the data, it demonstrated that ALV-J infection still existed in the farms of BB and LB in Taiwan.