[Respiratory infection in the turkey caused by a bacterium related to Bordetella bronchiseptica].

Abstract

A respiratory condition encountered in young turkeys is reported with the isolation of Bordetella bronchiseptica as the possible etiological agent. Rhinitis, bronchitis and bronchopneumonia were the main lesions caused by this bacteria. Transmission trials were successful in turkeys and chicken but not in mice. Guinea pigs were also infected for comparative pathological studies.