title: Mycobacterium avium infections in animals. Literature review.
abstract: Mycobacterium avium causes tuberculosis in chickens and other fowls but can also infect an extensive range of different animal species. The authors reviewed the available literature on this organism to show the importance of M avium infection.
authors.affiliation: Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Onderstepoort, Republic of South Africa.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Thorel
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Huchzermeyer
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Fontaine
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases; D003670:Deer; D015511:Goat Diseases; D006041:Goats; D006734:Horse Diseases; D006736:Horses; D009162:Mycobacterium avium; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D014379:Tuberculosis, Avian / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000517:prevention & control