Mycoplasmas prevalent Quails And some wild Birds

During the last two decades a great attention was payed toward quailforming in a trial to produce meat of good quality with minimal content ofcholesterol.The role of both quails and other wild birds in the transmission ofpathogens well known while its role in mycoplasma transmission is still apoint of argument. So, 400 random samples from 100 living quails, 400samples were from 100 dead quails, 100 infertile quail eggs, 100 dead inshell quail eggs, 80 samples obtained from 20 kestrel falcons, 40 sampleswere from 10 Black shoulder kite falcons, 80 samples were from 20moorhen fowls and 20 samples were from 5 Doves, were collected fromdifferent localities to detect the possible existence of these microorganisms in such birds. The obtained data revealed that the total incidence percentageof mycoplasma which isolated from living quail was (5.75%) while it was 3.75% in dead ones. In additmycoplasma isolated from kestrel falcons was 28.75% and it was 30% inBlack-shoulder-kite. On the other hand the total incidence percentage ofmycoplasma isolated from moorhen fowls was 12.5% and it was 20% inDoves.Biochemical tests were done and the obtained data revealed that 76mycoplasmal isolates were glucose positive and arginine negative 15 isolates of them obtained from living quails, 10 isolates were from dead ones, 15 isolates were from quail eggs, 17 isolates obtained from Kestrel falcons, 9 isolates of them were obtaine