Table 3.

Year average rainfall (mm³) and relative humidity (RH %) in the turkey producer region: detection of viral RNA (TAstV-2 and TCoV) from CS and faeces searched by simplex and multiplex RT-PCR assays.

	Simplex RT-PCRa				Multipex RT-PCRb
	TAstV-2		TCoV					TAstV-2		TCoV
	Summerc	Winter	Summer	Winter		Summer	Winter	Summer	Winter	χ2 p-values	OR
CS Positive	200d	250	10	190		300	50	100	100	0.87654	0.67
%	40	50	2	38	60	10	20	20
CS Negative	25e	25	100	200	100	50	80	220	0.67851
%	5	5	20	40	20	10	16	44
Faeces Positive	300	200	150	250	380	20	100	50	0.89982	3.98
%	60	40	30	50	76	4	20	10
Faeces Negative	0	0	20	80	50	50	300	50	0.56743
%	_	_	4	16	10	10	60	10

^a-simplex RT-PCR performed as described in material and methods section;

^b-Multiplex RT-PCR performed as described in material and methods section;

^c-Year average rainfall and humidity year 2006 250mm³ and 78% (summer); 0mm³ and 40% (winter);

^d-Positive results related to total samples analyzed described in material and methods section;

^e-Negative results related to total samples analyzed described in material and methods section.