Epidemiological study on circulation of Infectious Bronchitis Virus strains in North Eastern Italy

Infectious Bronchitis (IB) is still a major health problem in the poultry industry, as it is endemic in probably all countries which raise chickens. Previous investigations have shown that several IB variants are present in the Italian poultry industry. In order to establish which serotypes are circ...

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Main Authors: Ilaria Capua, Giovanni Cattoli, Anna Toffan, Roberta De Nardi, Calogero Terregino, Maria Serena Beato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-01-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/611
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author Ilaria Capua
Giovanni Cattoli
Anna Toffan
Roberta De Nardi
Calogero Terregino
Maria Serena Beato
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Anna Toffan
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description Infectious Bronchitis (IB) is still a major health problem in the poultry industry, as it is endemic in probably all countries which raise chickens. Previous investigations have shown that several IB variants are present in the Italian poultry industry. In order to establish which serotypes are circulating in the Veneto and Lombardia regions an investigation was carried out during 2004 in broiler and egg-layer farms. A total of 101 samples were collected from 29 farms with 16 IBV isolations. Of these, seven isolates were identified as being of the IT-02 serotype and six as 793-B on the basis of nucleotide sequencing.
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spelling doaj.art-359f6045d9d3489099a69ed69a3c30152022-12-22T00:54:04ZengTaylor & Francis GroupItalian Journal of Animal Science1594-40771828-051X2010-01-014326326510.4081/ijas.2005.263Epidemiological study on circulation of Infectious Bronchitis Virus strains in North Eastern ItalyIlaria CapuaGiovanni CattoliAnna ToffanRoberta De NardiCalogero TerreginoMaria Serena BeatoInfectious Bronchitis (IB) is still a major health problem in the poultry industry, as it is endemic in probably all countries which raise chickens. Previous investigations have shown that several IB variants are present in the Italian poultry industry. In order to establish which serotypes are circulating in the Veneto and Lombardia regions an investigation was carried out during 2004 in broiler and egg-layer farms. A total of 101 samples were collected from 29 farms with 16 IBV isolations. Of these, seven isolates were identified as being of the IT-02 serotype and six as 793-B on the basis of nucleotide sequencing.http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/611Chicken, Infectious Bronchitis, Broiler, North Italy, Epidemiology
spellingShingle Ilaria Capua
Giovanni Cattoli
Anna Toffan
Roberta De Nardi
Calogero Terregino
Maria Serena Beato
Epidemiological study on circulation of Infectious Bronchitis Virus strains in North Eastern Italy
Italian Journal of Animal Science
Chicken, Infectious Bronchitis, Broiler, North Italy, Epidemiology
title Epidemiological study on circulation of Infectious Bronchitis Virus strains in North Eastern Italy
title_full Epidemiological study on circulation of Infectious Bronchitis Virus strains in North Eastern Italy
title_fullStr Epidemiological study on circulation of Infectious Bronchitis Virus strains in North Eastern Italy
title_full_unstemmed Epidemiological study on circulation of Infectious Bronchitis Virus strains in North Eastern Italy
title_short Epidemiological study on circulation of Infectious Bronchitis Virus strains in North Eastern Italy
title_sort epidemiological study on circulation of infectious bronchitis virus strains in north eastern italy
topic Chicken, Infectious Bronchitis, Broiler, North Italy, Epidemiology
url http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/611
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