Table 1.
Identification and characteristics of the Italian farms studied during April to July of 2015, regarding type of bird (quail, pheasant, and gray partridge), time of sampling (beginning, middle, end, or complete production cycle), type of sample, and IB vaccination programs applied.
| Farm ID | Bird type | Sampling time | Type of sample | IB vaccination program |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | Quail/Broiler | CPC# | CS/TS | Broilers vaccinated at hatchery = Mass and 793B |
| F2 | Quail | CPC | CS/TS | Non vaccinated |
| F3 | Quail | Beginning/middle | Intestine | Non vaccinated |
| F4 | Quail | CPC | CS/TS | Non vaccinated |
| F5 | Quail | CPC | Intestine | Quail breeders = IBV Mass |
| F6 | Pheasant | CPC | Intestine | One day old = IBV Mass |
| F7 | Pheasant | Middle | Intestine | Non vaccinated |
| F8 | Pheasant | Middle | Intestine | Non vaccinated |
| F9 | Pheasant | Middle/end | Intestine | Non vaccinated |
| F10 | Partridge | End | Intestine | Non vaccinated |
IB = infectious bronchitis.
CPC = Complete production cycle (beginning, middle and end).
CS = Cloacal swab.
TS = Tracheal swab.
Mass = Massachusetts serotype.
#
= farm 1 was sampled in three following production cycles.