Inflammation of the nasal gland in domestic turkeys.
A prominent swelling above the eye of range-reared tom turkeys was found to be due to severe inflammation and hyperplasia of the nasal or salt gland. The incidence of affected turkeys was sporadic, and no mortality or other lesions were associated with the condition.
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Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Roepke
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D000818:Animals; D006965:Hyperplasia; D008297:Male; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000473:pathology; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012491:Salt Gland / Q000473:pathology*; D014422:Turkeys