Incidence of Escherichia Coli Infection in Turkey

A case of turkey from poultry farm of Nagpur Veterinary College was presented for the postmortem examination at Department of Pathology. On detail postmortem examination the heart revealed myocarditis, while liver showed congestion and slight enlargement. Microscopically, liver showed necrosis and diffuse leucocytic infiltration while heart showed myocarditis with infiltration of heterophills. On the basis of gross lesions samples were collected for microbiological examination. Samples recovered E.coli which were further confirmed by polymerase chain reaction.