Macroscopic and histopathological alterations of foot pads of laying hens kept in small group housing systems and furnished cages

British Poultry Science

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 533-543

  Weitzenburger D ^a   Vits, A ^a   Hamann, H ^a   Hewicker Trautwein, M ^a   Distl, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASE; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASES; HOUSING, ANIMAL; POULTRY DISEASES;

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33750391658     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: 14661799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660600963099     Document Type: Article

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