Erysipelas - Turkey
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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is the only agent thought to cause Erysipelas in avian species.
- Affects birds of all ages
- Excreted in semen, causing death of turkey hens 4-5 days after AI
- Septicaemia
- High mortality
- Dark, swollen snoods
- Enlarged friable liver and spleen on post mortem
- Arthritis and vegetative endocarditis and emaciation with chronic infections
Inactivated vaccine