Abstract
SINCE Adler et al. (1958) first reported their finding of a high incidence of airsacculitis in turkey poults from breeding flocks from several states, the widespread distribution of this condition throughout the United States and Canada has been confirmed (Bigland, 1961; Kumar et al., 1963; Yoder, 1963; Dierks, 1964). Mycoplasma meleagridis, commonly referred to as the N strain (Adler et al., 1958) or H serotype (Kleckner, 1960) is the cause of the disease (Yoder, 1963; Dierks, 1964; Yamamoto et al., 1965a).Although it was known that the agent was egg transmitted (Adler et al., 1958), few studies have been reported on patterns of transmission or methods for the control of this disease. In a preliminary report (Yamamoto and Bigland, 1964a) a procedure was described which appeared promising in eliminating egg transmission of M. meleagridis. The present paper presents additional studies utilizing the same procedure on larger groups of birds in …
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