Infection affects embryonic development – Mycoplasma iowae in turkeys: Part 2

Mycoplasma iowae in turkeys leads to decreased hatchability, late embryo mortality and leg and skeletal abnormalities in growing birds. The history and occurrence of this disease were discussed in the first part of this article in the previous edition of WP. How M. iowae can be recognised and diagnosed and which measures can be taken to prevent flocks from being infected, is discussed in this second part. By Dr. Tahseen Aziz, Rollins Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Raleigh, NC, USA and Dr