Susceptibility of 4 commercial broiler crosses to lameness attributable to bacterial chondronecrosis with osteomyelitis

Poultry Science

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2311-2325

  Wideman Jr , R F ^a   Al Rubaye, A ^a   Gilley, A ^a   Reynolds, D ^a   Lester, H ^a   Yoho, D ^a   Hughes, J M ^b   Pevzner, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b Cobb Vantress Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bone; Broiler; Growth; Lameness; Osteomyelitis

Indexed keywords

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84882572225     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2013-03150     Document Type: Article

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