Dhaka, May 30 -- Researchers at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) have, for the first time in the country, identified two dangerous serotypes (8b and 11) of the Fowl Adenovirus responsible for causing Inclusion Body Hepatitis (IBH) in broiler chickens.
The study was led by Professor Dr. Md. Alimul Islam, also Vice-Chancellor of Sylhet Agricultural University, along with his research team from BAU's Department of Microbiology and Hygiene.
Funded by BAS-USDA, the research used molecular techniques to isolate and analyze the virus from affected broilers, a disease that has been causing significant mortality in young chickens since 2018.
The virus primarily attacks commercial broilers between 3 and 6 weeks of age, severely impacting p...