Post-mortem examination of fast-growing broilers with different degrees of identifiable gait defects

Riber, Anja B.; Herskin, Mette S.; Foldager, Leslie; Sandercock, Dale A.; Murrell, Jo; Tahamtani, Fernanda M.

doi:10.1002/vetr.454

Sammanfattning

Background: The walking ability of many broilers is characterised by slight or definite defects categorised as gait scores (GS) 1 and 2. The present study aimed to examine potential relationships between GSs and indicators of body morphology, leg pathology, tibia strength and wooden breast in Ross 308 broilers assessed as GS

Nyckelord

body composition; broiler; gait score; leg pathology; walking impairment

Publicerad i

Veterinary Record
2021, volym: 189, nummer: 7, artikelnummer: e454
Utgivare: WILEY

SLU författare

Machado Tahamtani, Fernanda
- Institutionen för tillämpad husdjursvetenskap och välfärd, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
- Aarhus Universitet

UKÄ forskningsämne

Husdjursvetenskap
Klinisk vetenskap

Publikationens identifierare

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.454

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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/112112