Antibodies to Selected Disease Agents in Translocated Wild Turkeys in California
- 1 January 2000
- journal article
- Published by Wildlife Disease Association in Journal of Wildlife Diseases
- Vol. 36 (1) , 161-164
- https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-36.1.161
Abstract
Wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) trapped within California (n = 715) or imported into California from other states (n = 381) from 1986 to 1996 were tested for exposure to certain disease agents. Prevalence of antibody to Mycoplasma gallisepticum, Mycoplasma meleagridis, Salmonella pullorum, Salmonella typhimurium, Newcastle disease virus, and avian influenza virus was low (0-4%) for wild turkeys trapped within California. With the exception of antibody prevalence to M. meleagridis of 33%, the same was true for wild turkeys imported into California from other states. Antibody prevalence to Mycoplasma synoviae was 8-10% for both groups.Keywords
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