Mycobacterium avium serotype 1 infection in a sandhill crane (Grus canadensis)

Tuberculous lesions were observed in the liver of an adult sandhill crane (Grus canadensis); Mycobacterium avium serotype 1 was isolated. Chickens inoculated intravenously with the culture had granulomas in the liver and spleen at necropsy 62 days after inoculation.