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Lesions on turkey liver
Lesions on turkey liver due to histomoniasis and secondary bacterial infection. Characteristic multifocal white pinpoint lesions can be seen around multiple dark, slightly depressed areas on a generally enlarged liver. Without secondary bacterial infection, Histomonas infections are only mildly pathogenic. In turkey flocks not on prophylactic antibiotics, histomoniasis mortality rates may reach 100%.