Effect of litter type on prevalence and severity of pododermatitis in male broilers;Einfluss der einstreuart auf prävalenz und schweregrad von pododermatitis bei männlichen broilern

Berliner und Munchener Tierarztliche Wochenschrift

Volumn 122, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 257-263

  Berk, Jutta ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Broiler; Performances of animals; Pododermatitis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; BUILDING; CHICKEN; GERMANY; HOSPITALIZATION; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SKIN DISEASE;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; FOOT DERMATOSES; GERMANY; MALE; POULTRY DISEASES; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ANIMALIA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM SUBSP. SPELTA;

EID: 67849100755     PISSN: 00059366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2376/0005-9366-122-257     Document Type: Article

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