University of Georgia Professor Mark Jackwood joins Phibro’s Dr. Avner Finger for an in-depth discussion and Q&A on Avian Coronavirus IBV in poultry and how that knowledge relates to COVID-19 in humans.

During this webinar you will learn what we know about avian coronavirus infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) in poultry — and how that knowledge relates to the virus causing COVID-19 in humans.

During the follow-up webinar we answered some of the great questions we received during and after the first webinar on related issues that we did not have time to cover in the initial session.

These sessions were held via Zoom Webinar on April 14th, 9 am EST and April 23rd, 9 am EDT.

Speaker info: Mark W. Jackwood, MS, Ph.D.
Professor Mark Jackwood is a molecular virologist. His primary area of research is the study of avian coronaviruses. Specifically, he works with infectious bronchitis virus (IBV), a coronavirus that causes an upper-respiratory disease in chickens, and turkey coronavirus (TCoV), an enteric disease in turkeys, which is also associated with poult enteritis mortality syndrome (PEMS). Dr. Jackwood’s work involves the use of molecular techniques for the identification, characterization, and control of these viruses.

Moderator info: Avner E. Finger BSC, DVM
Dr Finger Leads the global vaccine research and development group of Phibro Animal Health. Dr Finger has been involved in the development of numerous poultry vaccines including Infectious Bronchitis vaccines as a response to new emerging IBV strains.