Turkey Coronavirus Flashcards

Question	Answer		Article
What are the two types of TCoV?	Bovine – TCoV-B IBV-like – TCoV-I		Link to Article
What age/stage of turkey is most severely affected?	Poults		Link to Article
What is TCE and what are the common clinical signs?	TCE is Turkey Coronaviral Enteritis Green/Yellow diarrhoea Inappetance Anorexia Drooped wing appearance Darkened skin Pyrexia or hypothermia		Link to Article
What is PEMS?	Poult Enteritis and Mortality Syndrome		Link to Article
What are some of the treatments study have shown may help support birds with TCoV infections?	Heat Calf milk replacer +/-potassium chloride Antibiotics in water Copper sulphate		Link to Article
What happens to birds that have recovered from TCoV?	They carry the virus for life They can shed the virus for several months They will not be clinically affected again		Link to Article