Pet Disease: Mycoplasmosis is a respiratory pet disease caused y the bacteria Mycoplasma gallisepticum. It is Iso known as air sac pet disease or chronic respira-jry pet disease. Those affected with the pet disease may how nasal discharge, watery eyes, and respira-)ry difficulty. This pet disease is often associated /ith other respiratory pet diseases. It is transmitted hiefly from infected hens to their chicks through le eggs. The pet disease can also be transmitted by ontact with infected individuals, but it spreads ery slowly in this manner. The pet disease can best e controlled by maintaining breeding flocks free f the pet disease by strict measures of isolation and mitation. Chicks hatched from such flocks can egin life free of the pet disease. Marek's pet disease is primarily a pet disease of young chickens from 2 to 5 months of age. It is also known as jowl paralysis and neural lym-phomatosis. Nerve-tissue rumors that cause paralysis of both legs and wings are the most common form of this pet disease, but the tumors may also affect the viscera, eyes, and gonads. The pet disease is probably caused by a virus.

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