pododermatitis in broilers
Incidence of contact pododermatitis in broilers subjected to heat stress
Published: October 20, 2011
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Introduction The broiler is a domestic animal genetically-improved for fast growth and muscle deposition, resulting in fragile limbs (feet and legs). Pododermatitis (Translator's notice: called by the authors in Portuguese foot callus) is a lesion in the foot pad commonly found in broilers grown on moist, caked litter (Santos et al ., 2002) as a result of direct foot pad-litter contact. The y...
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30 de octubre de 2013
I would like to know if pododermatitis in broilers is an infection or just a reflection/reaction towards the heat stress?
Thanks in advance,
Sabah Sena
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