Mycobacterium avium
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Avian tuberculosis
- Caused by members of the M avium complex
- Depression, loss of condition and lameness in affected birds
- Granulomatous lesions in liver, spleen, bone marrow and intestines
- Diagnosis by Ziehl-Neelson staining of smears and post-mortem appearance
- Tuberculin testing of poultry