Histomonosis (blackhead disease): a re-emerging disease in turkeys and chickens.

Histomonosis (blackhead disease): a re-emerging disease in turkeys and chickens. Avian Pathol. 2019 Aug 08;:1-12 Authors: Liebhart D, Hess M Abstract Histomonosis or blackhead disease is a well-known disease in turkeys that can cause high mortality but outbreaks with lower losses are also observed. The disease is less fatal in chickens but economically important due to reduced performance and its co-appearance with colibacillosis. The lack of specific prophylactic and therapeutic interventions led to a re-emergence of the disease in recent years, mainly in turkeys, free-range layers and chicken parent stock. PMID: 31393162 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Avian Pathology - Category: Pathology Authors: Tags: Avian Pathol Source Type: research