An animal-friendly collection of samples from the upper respiratory tract via drinker-swabs for the detection of avian influenza (H5N1) in poultry flocks

To take tracheal swabs from poultry flocks, for detection of avian influenza viruses is time-consuming and involves a high workload the staff lot stress sampled animals. Therefore, an animal-friendly at same time reliable method collected samples flocks needed. A simple would be significant improvement in control influenza, especially poultry-intensive regions. Swab in/on drinkers can easily taken. When taking water, every animal with respiratory infection leaves small amounts its secretions (mucus) drinkers. Even before first clinical signs appear flock, virus already mucus particle present. By sampling many barn these smallest murus infected birds flock detected by PCR-technic. In contrast to faecal samples, contain only amount DNA RNA microorganisms
 The PCR results this field study allow conclusion that yield very important information about presence population. However, it swab barn. An Influenza monitoring rapid, sensitive, specific, reliable, inexpensive taken individuals, regardless age number flock. Detecting process statistical significance status