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===Avian tuberculosis===
===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
===Feline leprosy===
*Caused by ''M. lepraemurium''
*Sporadic infections of cats via bites from infected rodents
*Subcutaneous nodules form usually on the head or limbs and can ulcerate
*Smears reveal Ziehl-Neelson-positive rods
*Diagnosis by histopathology
*Treatment includes excision of lesions
===Johne's disease (paratuberculosis)===
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*''M. bovis'' and ''M. tuberculosis'' and ''M. avium'' in [[Respiratory Bacterial Infections - Pathology#Tuberculosis|tuberculosis of cattle]] and [[Respiratory Bacterial Infections - Pathology#Tuberculosis in pigs|tuberculosis of pigs]] and [[Respiratory Bacterial Infections - Pathology#Tuberculosis in dogs|tuberculosis of dogs]]
*''M. bovis'' and ''M. tuberculosis'' and ''M. avium'' in [[Respiratory Bacterial Infections - Pathology#Tuberculosis|tuberculosis of cattle]] and [[Respiratory Bacterial Infections - Pathology#Tuberculosis in pigs|tuberculosis of pigs]] and [[Respiratory Bacterial Infections - Pathology#Tuberculosis in dogs|tuberculosis of dogs]]