Reovirus

[mmwellsfarm]

Does anyone have simple worded information on reovirus? Is there anything to help prevent my poults from getting it (we just had to cull a 4 month old that had it but wasn't near the 3 week poults). My head is hurting trying to read all the information on it and finding the answers I'm looking for.

 

[R2elk]

"Diagnosis of ARV infection is made by isolation of the virus from affected tissues and/or PCR tests. An in-situ hybridization probe has been developed to demonstrate the presence of corvid orthoreovirus in tissues. There is no treatment for ARV infections."

 

[mmwellsfarm]

Have you seen what the hocks look like inside? We culled ours and my husband cut the legs off to look inside and one was awful. Looked like raw, bloody tissue (best way to describe).

 

[R2elk]

Have you seen what the hocks look like inside? We culled ours and my husband cut the legs off to look inside and one was awful. Looked like raw, bloody tissue (best way to describe).

No, it is not a problem here.

 

[mmwellsfarm]

No, it is not a problem here.

Seems to be the only explanation here and with all the symptoms. Her legs were just getting worse and folded up odd when she would lay down that I had to put her on her side.