Pododermatitis in Turkeys

Avian Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1038-1044

  Clark, Steven ^a   Hansen, Greg ^b   McLean, Peter ^c   Bond Jr , Paul ^d   Wakeman, Wendy ^e   Meadows, Roger ^f   Buda, Silke ^g  

^a Alpharma Animal Health   (United States)

^b Poultry Intellimetrics Inc   (United States)

^c Moorland Poultry Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^d Mid South Milling Company   (United States)

^e ROCHE PRODUCTS LTD   (United Kingdom)

^f Lyndons Farm   (United Kingdom)

^g FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biotin; Broilers; Footpad; Pododermatitis; Turkeys; Welfare

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 0036816629     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/0005-2086(2002)046[1038:PIT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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