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Traditional and commercial turkeys show similar susceptibility to foot pad dermatitis and behavioural evidence of pain.
British poultry science - 1 Jun 2013
Hocking P M, Wu K
Abstract excerpt
1. An experiment was conducted to compare the development and clinical significance of foot pad dermatitis (FPD) in 4 lines of turkey poults kept on wet or dry litter for 6 d. 2. Turkeys kept on wet litter were less active and expressed fewer unique sequences of behaviour than poults kept on dry litter, suggesting that high FPD scores are associated with pain during movement. 3. Heavier lines of turkeys had...
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