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Dr. Hailey Quercia: Mycoplasma in Poultry Flocks | Ep. 07
In this episode of The Poultry Health Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Hailey Quercia from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services discusses mycoplasma in backyard poultry. She explains why clinical submissions can show high positivity rates, what respiratory signs owners commonly report, how new adult birds and wild birds can introduce risk, and why long-term prevention depends on quarantine, testing, and realistic biosecurity. Listen now on all major platforms!
"Backyard poultry diagnostics can reveal substantial mycoplasma positivity, although clinical submissions naturally…
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