Footpad dermatitis in Dutch broiler flocks: Prevalence and factors of influence

Poultry Science

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1569-1574

  de Jong, I C ^a   van Harn, J ^a   Gunnink, H ^a   Hindle, V A ^a   Lourens, A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Broiler; Footpad dermatitis; Prevalence; Seasonal effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862297560     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2012-02156     Document Type: Article

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