ISOLATION OF ORNITHOBACTERIUM-RHINOTRACHEALE FROM MEAT TURKEY IN AUSTRIA

Respiratory conditions are one of the most serious group of diseases a ffecting turkeys in Austria and are continueing to cause heavy economi c losses. The present paper describes thr isolation of Ornithobacteriu m rhinotracheale from a meat turkey flock in Austria. In January 1997 respiratory signs were observed in the 20 weeks old turkey flock. The morbidity was about 5 and mortality reacted 0.75% within 10 days after the onset of clinical symptoms. Bacteriological examination of the lu ngs resulted in isolation of Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale. It was c onfirmed to be of serotype A by the agar gel precipitation test.