Research on the probable cause of an outbreak of field rickets in turkeys

Poultry Science

Volumn 78, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1699-1702

  Huff, W E ^a   Huff, G R ^a   Clark, F D ^a   Moore Jr , P A ^a   Rath, N C ^a   Balog, J M ^a   Barnes, D M ^a   Erf, G F ^a   Beers, K W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Feed; Field rickets; Poults; Turkeys

Indexed keywords

AVES; FABRICIUS; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CALCIUM; PHOSPHORUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BURSA FABRICII; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HISTOLOGY; LIVER; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PANCREAS; RICKETS; TURKEY (BIRD);

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BURSA OF FABRICIUS; CALCIUM; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; LIVER; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PANCREAS; PHOSPHORUS; POULTRY DISEASES; RICKETS; TURKEYS;

EID: 0033258234     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/78.12.1699     Document Type: Article

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