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Correlation between footpad lesions and systemic bacterial infections in broiler breeders

Footpad lesions are an important factor in evaluation of animal welfare in broilers regulated by law; however, no legal requirements have been set for the parent birds. Nevertheless, the present study confirms that foot health in broiler breeders declines significantly with increasing age, thus pote...

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Autores principales: Thøfner, Ida Cecilie Naundrup, Poulsen, Louise Ladefoged, Bisgaard, Magne, Christensen, Henrik, Olsen, Rikke Heidemann, Christensen, Jens Peter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6532141/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31118094
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13567-019-0657-8