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| What type of virus causes Avian Infectious Bronchitis?
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| What other systems can AIB affect (other than respiratory?)
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| What species and age of bird is most commonly affected?
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| Mortality is most common following which common secondary infections?
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- Escherichia coli
- Mycoplasma spp.
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| What are the most obvious clinical signs in chickens with AIB?
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- Reduced egg production
- Reduced weight gain
- Sneezing
- Coughing
- Dyspnoea and open mouth breathing
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| What samples can AIB virus be isolated from? Which are best taken after the acute phase of disease has passed?
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- Tracheal swabs
- Tracheal/lung biopsies
- Caecal tonsils biopsy
- Cloacal swabs
- Caecal tonsils and cloacal swabs are best used if more than one week after infection, after the acue phase is over.
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