Key result
In commercial turkey flocks, 89.5% of samples were positive for astrovirus and 67.7% for rotavirus, whereas turkeys in a cleaned research facility remained free of enteric viruses.
Population
Turkeys in eight commercial operations and one research facility
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
12 weeks of age
Authors
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May impair commercial turkey performance; hypothesis-generating for biosecurity interventions.
Observational
Yes
Absolute Event Rate: 89.5% vs 0%
Astroviruses and rotaviruses are continuously present in commercial turkey flocks and may negatively affect production performance.
Pantin‐Jackwood et al. (2007) conducted an observational in Enteric viruses. Commercial farm rearing vs. Research facility rearing was evaluated on Presence of astrovirus in intestinal samples. In commercial turkey flocks, 89.5% of samples were positive for astrovirus and 67.7% for rotavirus, whereas turkeys in a cleaned research facility remained free of enteric viruses.
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