Although many antimicrobial agents have been reported to cause immunosuppression in animals, macrolide antibiotics enhance immune function. Tylosin is a macrolide antibiotic approved for the control of mycoplasmosis in poultry. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effect of tylosin on cellular immune functions in chickens. There was no significant difference in adherent spleno...

Barros M.R., Nascimento E.R., Silva J.S.A., Pinheiro Júnior J.W., Santos S.B., Machado L.S., Silva R.C.F. & Mota R.A. 2014. Occurrence of Mycoplasma synoviae on commercial poultry farms of Pernambuco, Brazil. Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira 34(10):953-956. Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Av. Dom Manuel de Medeiros s/n, Recife, PE 52171900, Brazil....

Abstract The poultry sector in Pakistan is contributing mainly bridging gap between demand and supply for protein. Mycoplasma gallisepticum an emerging bacterium causing serious problems industry of Pakistan. A cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate the M. load populated regions Total 600 serum swab samples were collected, 200 from each broiler, layers breeders Rawalpindi Abbottabad di...

Specific-pathogen-free (SPF) female Sprague-Dawley rats were infected by intravaginal inoculation with 3 x 10(7) CFU of Mycoplasma pulmonis X1048 in 0.1 ml of Frey's broth or with an equal volume of sterile Frey's broth. A minimum of 10 days postinfection, rats were bred to noninfected males. Rats were necropsied at days 11, 14, and 18 of gestation and within 24 h of parturition. Throughout pre...