Poultry diseases Flashcards
Type 3 Coronavirus disease
Infectious bronchitis
True or false.
Infectious bronchitis is caused by an RNA virus.
What significance does this have?
True - coronavirs
RNA viruses have fast mutation rates when compared with DNA viruses
Transmission of infectious bronchitis
Aerosol transmission - easily infecting the entire shed in an indoor broiler flock
What clinical signs are associated with infectious bronchitis in:
- Broilers
- <6 weeks broilers
- Layers
- Misc
- Broilers - Respiratory dz, wt loss
- Young - Depressed, huddled, nephritis
- Layers - Small and poor functioning oviducts (poor egg quality), respiratory signs
- Other - renal and gut (mutated virus)
Which strain of Infctious Bronchitis Virus causes abnormal oviduct development in layers?
M41
Egg peritonitis can be a sequelae to which viral disease?
Infectious bronchitis - M41 strain
What diagnostic tools are used in assessing potential cases of IBV?
Virus isolation (from eggs), PCR (genotype), serology
What types of vaccines are used in control of IBV?
Live attenuated in broilers
Live attenuated and killed in breeders
A paramyxovirus causing severe respiratory disease in turkeys and mild in other avian species.
Avian metapneumonia virus
What clinical signs are associated with aMPV in turkeys?
- Nasal discharge
- Sinusitis
- SBI - E.coli
- Decreased egg production and quality
- Mortality
Swollen head syndrome
Oedematous facial tissues associated with aMPV and E.coli infection
aMPV shows more severe clinical signs in turkeys or chickens?
Turkeys
Loss of pigmentation of egg shells is associated with which pultry respiratory disease?
aMPV
Outline the methods of transmission of aMPV
Horizontal - aerosol, mucus, fomites
Vertical - egg transmission(+/-)
How can aMPV infections be controlled/ prevented?
- Prevent it entering the farm - all-in-all-out, biosecurity, housing ventilation and temperature
- Increase flock resistence - vaccination
- Live - for broilers
- Killed before lay
Which Mycoplasma bacteria are associated with disease in poultry?
What type of disease are they associated with?
- Gallisepticum - Respiratory
- Synoviae - Respiratory and arthritis
- Meleagridis - Turkey airsaculitis
What respiratory signs are associated with Mycoplasmal disease in poultry?
Nasal discharge
Cough
Sneeze
Tracheal rales
Swollen watery eyes
Decreased wt gain
May cause sinusitis/ conjunctivitis
What reproductive signs are associated with mycoplasmal disease in poultry?
Decreased egg production
Delayed point of lay - salpingitis
Dead in egg
Decreased hatchability/ survivability
What musculoskeletal signs are associated with mycoplasmal disease in poultry?
Lameness
Swollen joints
Sternal bursitis
Decrease wt gain
Loss of condition
What is the gold standard diagnostic test for mycoplasmal disease in poultry?
What alternative may be employed?
Culture! BUT it takes a long time!
PCR may be used but this detects both viable and non-viable infectious agents (live and dead)
High pathogenicity strains of Avian Influenza
H5 & H7
What poultry diseases are notifiable in the UK?
- Avian influenza
- Newcastle disease
Incubation period of avian influenza
hrs - 3 days in individual birds
14 days in flock
Transmission of avian influenza
Faeco-oral
Fomite
Pathogenesis of avian influenza.
Replication, necrosis, congestion and haemorrhage of GI and respiratory tissues.