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Infectious Bronchitis (Differential Diagnosis (Newcastle Disease(ND),…
Infectious Bronchitis
Clinical Signs
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Egg quality problems
Pale, Fragile, Mis-Shapen Eggs
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Aetiology
Coronavirus
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Shape: Round, Pleomorphic
Replicates in respiratory, urinary, genital and GIT tissue
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Pathogenecity
Aerosol Transmission
Via respiratory tract
Replicate and produces lesion in epithelial cells
respiratory tract (nasal turbinates, Harderian gland, trachea, lungs and air sacs), kidneys, gonads (testes, oviduct)
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Grows in many cells of alimentary tract (oesophagus, proventriculus, duodenum, jejunum, bursa of Fabricus, cecal tonsils, rectum and cloaca
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Diagnosis
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Virus Isolation
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Lengthy: three to five passages are required for a field isolate to become adapted to the egg and cause gross embryo pathology typical of IBV
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Treatment & Prevention
Prevention
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Vaccination
Live
Used in boilers and for initial vaccination of breeders.
Usually used in combination with NDV and IBD
Route : eyedrop, intra-tracheal, intra-nasal, drinking water and aerosol spray
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