REVIEW ON DISEASE CONDITIONS RELATED TO R EARING AND GENETICS IN MEATTURKEYS

The modern poultry industry oriented for high production and better qu ality at low cost, together with increasing claim of consumers for pou ltry meat products, demands continuous efficient and goal oriented vet erinary care. The present review describes the history of turkey domes tication and the organisation of commercial meat turkey industry in Ge rmany as well as disease conditions and problems related to rearing sy stem and genetics in meat turkeys with special reference to cannibalis m and debeaking problem, respiratory diseases, leg weakness, breast bl isters and aortic rupture.