infectious bronchitis Flashcards
infectious bronchitis intro
corona group of virus
- **highly contagious
- **incu period—-18 to 36 hours
infectious bronchitis affects
Virus affects respiratory , renal and reproductive system 3Rs = ( R+R+R)
infectious bronchitiis
virus affects
Host : Young chicks – Respiratory form. Under 10 weeks - Nephritic form
pathogenesis of infectious tracheatis virus
1 reaches respiratory tract
- ***replicate in trachea
- ***reaches kidney oviducts and replicate there
symptoms of infectious tracheatis
***in young birds respiratory form causes
- *gasping
- **rales
- *lachrymation
in old birds symptoms of infectious bronchitis is
** damage to functional oviduct
***egg production quality decreases
egg misshapen
***YOUNG BIRDS
ABNORMAL DEVELOPMENT IN OVIDUCT
gross lesions of infectious bronchitis
- **caseous exudates in trachea
* **caseous plugs in chicks that die in trachea and bronchi
ovarian macroscopic lesions in infectious bronchitis
***abnormal ovary with misshapen follicles
microscopic lesions ininfectious bronchitis
***degenerative and infectious changes in trachea kidney
desquamation in airsacs
tubular gland dilatation in oviduct
diagnosis of infectious bronchitis
- **gross lesions
- **differential diagnosis
- **virus neutralization