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Effect of Litter Moisture on the Development of Footpad Dermatitis in Broiler Chickens

Broiler chicks were reared on either wet litter or dry litter to compare the development of footpad dermatitis (FPD). Broilers reared on wet litter first developed FPD at 14 days of age. Their FPD scores increased sharply after 21 days of age, reaching 2.92 at 42 days. In broilers reared on dry litt...

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Autores principales: TAIRA, Kazuyo, NAGAI, Toshimune, OBI, Takeshi, TAKASE, Kozo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4064147/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24366153
http://dx.doi.org/10.1292/jvms.13-0321