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Clinical Signs:
depression
Clinical description:
Mycoplasma gallisepticum typically produces the most severe clinical signs in young birds, between the ages of 4-8 weeks. General signs may include depression, seen here, as well as reduced feed intake and poor body condition. This image shows a chicken from a flock positive for Mycoplasma gallisepticum. Within a flock, morbidity is usually high, however mortality is typically low unless complicated by concurrent infections and environmental stress.
Record number:
8157
Case number:
Unknown
Clinical form:
Unknown
Infection type:
Unknown
Housing/mgmnt type:
Select One
Priority:
1
Rights:
© Cornell University
Image source URL:
http://cidc.library.cornell.edu/vet_avian/images/MYCOPLASMOSIS Adjusted/MYCOPLASMOSIS-001A.jpg
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