Turkey disease ecology | #70

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March 18, 2024

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Description

Dr. Rick Gerhold, Associate Professor of Parasitology/Wildlife Diseases at the University of Tennessee, joins us to breakdown common diseases among turkeys and their symptoms, pathways of transmission, and infected biological effects. He also discusses histomonas and how you can get involved in cutting-edge egg research. 

 

Dr. Rick Gerhold (rgerhold@utk.edu) (Academic Profile)

 

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Dr. Marcus Lashley (@DrDisturbance) (Academic Profile)

Dr. Will Gulsby (@dr_will_gulsby) (Academic Profile)

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UF DEER Lab (@ufdeerlab) (YouTube)

 

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Produced & edited by Charlotte Nowak 

 

Duration

01:19:08