Poultry Respiratory Disease Flashcards
What is infectious bronchitis caused by?
Coronavirus (type 3)
What are the main symptoms of infectious bronchitis?
Respiratory signs, egg drop, egg peritonitis
What are the two forms of avian metapneumovirus infection (aMPV)?
Avian Rhinotracheitis (ART) Turkey Rhinotrachetitis (TRT)
What does Herpesvirus 1 cause in poultry?
Infectious laryngotracheitis
How does infectious laryngotracheitis spread?
Horizontal transmission
Droplets from infected bird
What are the main characteristic of infectious laryngotracheitis? What is the pathognomic clinical sign?
Intranuclear inclusion bodies in the trachea
Expectoration of blood
(+ Gasping, expectoration of mucus)
What does respiratory mycoplasmosis cause relating to the eyes?
Swollen infraorbital sinuses
Watery eyes
What are the 3 forms of mycoplasmosis?
Respiratory
Musculoskeletal
Reproductive
What kind of virus is
Avian influenza virus?
Newcastle disease virus?
AIV: Orthomyxovirus
NDV: Paramyxovirus
(NDV is a close relative of pigeon paramyxovirus)
Which virus is capable of performing antigenic shift? NDV or AIV?
AIV: Avian influenza virus
Which 4 respiratory diseases in poultry are zoonotic?
- Newcastle disease
- Chlamydiosis
- Aspergillosis
- Avian influenza
What is the organism causing Aspergillosis? Why is it important?
What is the pathognomic sign, and what is the treatment?
Aspergillus fumigatus
Zoonotic
Gasping for breath
NO TREATMENT
What causes chlamydiosis? What is the treatment for it?
Chlamydia psittaci
Doxycycline
What is the main lesion for Orthinobacterium rhinotracheale?
What is the treatment for it?
Air sacculitis
Amoxicillin
