What does bluecomb mean?
Bluecomb means (neologism) Coronaviral enteritis in turkeys.
Bluecomb
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bluecomb is a noun meaning (neologism) Coronaviral enteritis in turkeys.
Meaning
(neologism) Coronaviral enteritis in turkeys.
Example Sentences
"Blue comb disease" affected turkeys of all ages. In the authors' experience, mortality was 25-50% in young poults and 5-25% in "range" turkeys.
The highly contagious disease bluecomb, also called transmissible enteritis and mud fever, affects the intestinal tract of turkeys of all ages, including breeding stock.
Particles morphologically similar to coronaviruses were found in bluecomb-infected turkey ceca, the bursa of Fabricius, and embryo intestines, but not in the same tissues of uninfected controls.
Synonyms for bluecomb
Depending on context, synonyms include mud fever.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mud fever, blue-tongue, betacoronavirus, bidnavirus, norwalk, bluetongue.
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What is a synonym for bluecomb?
Common synonyms include mud fever.
How do you use bluecomb in a sentence?
"Blue comb disease" affected turkeys of all ages. In the authors' experience, mortality was 25-50% in young poults and 5-25% in "range" turkeys.
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