Efficacy of 25-OH Vitamin D3 prophylactic administration for reducing lameness in broilers grown on wire flooring

Bacterial chondronecrosis with osteomyelitis (BCO) is the most common cause of lameness in commercial broilers. Growing broilers on wire flooring provides an excellent experimental model for reproducibly triggering significant levels of lameness attributable to BCO. In the present study we evaluated...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Poultry science 2015-08, Vol.94 (8), p.1821-1827
Hauptverfasser:	Wideman, R. F., Blankenship, J., Pevzner, I. Y., Turner, B. J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Bone Diseases - prevention & control Calcifediol - administration & dosage Calcifediol - pharmacology Chickens Floors and Floorcoverings Housing, Animal Lameness, Animal - prevention & control Poultry Diseases - prevention & control
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