title: Serologic incidence of some diseases in Kansas wild turkeys.
abstract: Wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo, n = 1164) were tested for Mycoplasma gallisepticum, Mycoplasma meleagridis, Mycoplasma synoviae, and Salmonella pullorum from 1990 to 1997. Although 3.3% of the turkeys were suspect for one or more diseases, only 0.9% were serologically positive for M. gallisepticum. These 11 positives were all from one country in south-central Kansas.
authors.affiliation: Central States Veterinary Pathology Service, Manhattan, KS 66502, USA.
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Veatch
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Applegate
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Osborne
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007106:Immune Sera / Q000276:immunology; D007118:Immunoassay / Q000662:veterinary; D015994:Incidence; D007615:Kansas / Q000453:epidemiology; D009174:Mycoplasma / Q000276:immunology*; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012475:Salmonella / Q000276:immunology*; D012481:Salmonella Infections, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014422:Turkeys
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007106:Immune Sera