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18770157

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-9-4
pubmed:abstractText
Leg deformities were investigated in two flocks of male broilers. The most frequently encountered lesions were a progressive valgus deformity of the intertarsal joint, dyschondroplasia and an abnormal thickening of growth plates. No chondrodystrophy was observed. In one flock the peak incidence of leg deformities occurred between 3 and 7 weeks of age and 75% of all valgus abnormalities were diagnosed between 22 and 35 days of age (P < 0.001); 62% of broilers with leg abnormality in this flock had growth plate lesions in one or more bones compared to 40% in broilers without deformity (P < 0.001). Although a relationship is indicated between the presence of dyschondroplasia - particularly in the distal tibio-tarsus - and valgus deformity it was considered that dyschondroplasia would increase the likelihood of distortion without necessarily being a pre-requisite for the initial deformity. The terminology of the lesions is discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0307-9457
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
407-31
pubmed:year
1981
pubmed:articleTitle
Observations on leg deformity in broilers with particular reference to the intertarsal joint.
pubmed:affiliation
Fisheries and Food Veterinary Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture, Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article