Abstract
As part of a case-control study designed to identify fowl cholera risk factors, 2087 blood samples were collected from 71 California meat-turkey flocks. Samples were tested for antibodies to three mycoplasmas and four viruses pathogenic for turkeys. Flocks that had antibodies to Newcastle disease virus and/or Mycoplasma meleagridis had an increased risk of having an outbreak of fowl cholera. This information should prove useful for fowl cholera control programs in meat turkeys.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Antibodies, Bacterial / blood*
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Antibodies, Viral / blood*
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Case-Control Studies
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Disease Outbreaks / veterinary
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Mycoplasma / immunology
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Mycoplasma Infections / complications
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Mycoplasma Infections / veterinary
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Newcastle Disease / complications
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Newcastle Disease / prevention & control
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Newcastle disease virus / immunology
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Pasteurella Infections / complications
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Pasteurella Infections / epidemiology
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Pasteurella Infections / immunology
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Pasteurella Infections / veterinary*
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Pasteurella multocida / isolation & purification
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Poultry Diseases / immunology*
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Risk Factors
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Turkeys*
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Vaccination / veterinary
Substances
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Antibodies, Bacterial
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Antibodies, Viral