title: [Amyloidosis in turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo f. domestica)--a case report].
abstract: High prevalence of leg disorders in fattening meat turkey farm was observed. Four birds as well as tracheal and joint swabs were submitted to the Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority in Oberschleissheim and to the Institute of Poultry Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Free University of Berlin. At the post-mortem, all birds showed an inflammation of the hock joints (intertarsal joint). The histopatholical investigations revealed a chronic inflammation of the joint and amyloid deposits in the joints in two cases as well as in different tissues (liver, spleen and kidneys) in another two cases. Using polymerase chain reaction, Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale-DNA could be detected in the examined tracheal and joint swabs. On the other hand, Mycoplasma gallisepticum- and Mycoplasma synoviae-DNA could not be detected. A causal correlation between the detected infectious agent and amyloidosis in relation to the leg disorders were discussed.
authors.forename: Wolfram
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Breuer
authors.forename: Hubert
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Moser
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Souza-Pilz
authors.forename: Dörte
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lüschow
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hafner-Marx
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Deischl
authors.forename: Hafez Mohamed
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Hafez
mesh_terms: D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000302:isolation & purification; D045826:Flavobacteriaceae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D045246:Ornithobacterium / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology; D013640:Tarsal Joints / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D014132:Trachea / Q000382:microbiology; D014422:Turkeys
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial