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Pododermatite de contato em frangos de corte
Author(s) -
Renato L. Santos,
V.A. Nunes,
N.C. Baião
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
arquivo brasileiro de medicina veterinária e zootecnia/arquivo brasileiro de medicina veterinária e zootecnia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.213
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1678-4162
pISSN - 0102-0935
DOI - 10.1590/s0102-09352002000600017
Subject(s) - litter , medicine , veterinary medicine , biology , ecology
Occurrence of contact pododermatitis in broilers in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, is reported. Lesions in the footpad were detected as early as 13 days of age and progressed to ulceration. Histologically, primarily inflammatory and degenerative changes mostly at the epidermal-dermal junction were observed. Retrospective evaluation indicated that pododermatitis in these cases were associated with exposure to high litter moisture during the first days of life

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