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Degenerative joint disease in poultry--differences in composition and morphology of articular cartilage are associated with strain susceptibility.
Research in veterinary science - 1 Jan 2000
Anderson-Mackenzie J M, Hulmes D J, Thorp B H
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The morphology and basic biochemical composition of articular cartilage from two strains of fowl were examined. Broiler breeder fowl are considered susceptible to degenerative joint disease (DJD); histological examination of one-year-old broiler breeders showed in some samples, articular cartilage thinning, fibrillation and chondrocyte cluster formation, features considered typical of DJD. Examination of similar...
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