Evaluating portable wire-flooring models for inducing bacterial chondronecrosis with osteomyelitis in broilers

Poultry Science

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1354-1367

  Gilley, A D ^a   Lester, H ^a   Pevzner, I Y ^b   Anthony, N B ^a   Wideman, R F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b Cobb Vantress Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

bacterial chondronecrosis with osteomyelitis; broiler lameness; speed bump; wire floor model

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHONDRONECROSIS WITH OSTEOMYELITIS; BIRD DISEASE; BROILER LAMENESS; BUILDING; CARTILAGE; CHICKEN; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GENETICS; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; NECROSIS; OSTEOCHONDROSIS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PATHOLOGY; SPEED BUMP; UNITED STATES; WIRE FLOOR MODEL;

BACTERIAL CHONDRONECROSIS WITH OSTEOMYELITIS; BROILER LAMENESS; SPEED BUMP; WIRE FLOOR MODEL;

ANIMALS; ARKANSAS; CARTILAGE; CHICKENS; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HOUSING, ANIMAL; INCIDENCE; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MALE; NECROSIS; OSTEOCHONDROSIS; OSTEOMYELITIS; POULTRY DISEASES;

EID: 84901794473     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2013-03781     Document Type: Article

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