Research on infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) remains a top priority for the poultry industry. Not only is it widespread, but new serotypes also continue to emerge due to mutations and recombination events in the viral genome.
That research, however, is not limited to diagnostics, vaccination and biosecurity. Ana Da Silva, DVM, a graduate student and PhD candidate at the University of California-Davis, has been looking at performance minerals such as zinc and manganese to improve birds’ immune response to the costly virus.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro - Zinc can help combat infectious bronchitis in poultry
0:13 Ana Da Silva, DVM, University of California, Davis
0:26 Zinc influences the immune response in poultry
2:25 Zinc helped chickens with infectious bronchitis
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