infectious sinusitis of turkeys
- infectious sinusitis of turkeys
- a common, sometimes highly fatal respiratory disease of turkeys and game birds, caused by pleuropneumonialike organisms (q.v.) and marked by swelling below the eyes and sneezing; called also airsac disease.
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