Pathologic Changes in the Joint and Other Organs of Turkey Poults after Intravenous Inoculation of Mycoplasma meleagridis
1970; American Association of Avian Pathologists; Volume: 14; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2307/1588562
ISSN1938-4351
AutoresRicardo Souza Reis, J. M. L. DaSilva, R. Yamamoto,
Tópico(s)Virology and Viral Diseases
ResumoSUMMARY Two-week-old turkey poults were necropsied 1, 2, 4, and 6 weeks after intravenous inoculation with Mycoplasma meleagridis. The organism was recovered, in decreasing order of frequency, from the lungs, bursa of Fabricius, air sacs, and hock joint. Gross lesions were confined to the air sacs and hock joints of 5 and 2 poults, respectively, of 16 examined. A mild synovitis was observed histologically in 8 of 16 poults. It was postulated that these lesions could be a predisposing factor in leg deformities in young poults.
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