Study of leg weakness in two commercial broiler flocks

The major causes of leg weakness/lameness were investigated in two male commercial broiler flocks. The numbers of dead and lame birds culled from the flocks each day were recorded by the flock managers. Forty‐four lame birds and 22 sound birds were examined postmortem during a period of six weeks an...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Veterinary record 1998-08, Vol.143 (5), p.131-135
Hauptverfasser:	McNamee, P. T., McCullagh, J. J., Thorp, B. H., Ball, H. J., Graham, D., McCullough, S. J., McConaghy, D., Smyth, J. A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Bone Diseases, Infectious - veterinary Chickens Femur - pathology Hindlimb - pathology Lameness, Animal - etiology Male Mycoplasma Infections - veterinary Poultry Diseases - pathology Staphylococcal Infections - veterinary Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification
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