Foot Pad Health as Part of On-Farm-Monitoring in Turkey Flocks

Currently, there is no consistent approach to on-farm and post-mortem foot pad (FP) assessment in turkey husbandry in sampling of both feet, sample sizes of birds and scoring schemes during the production period. Therefore, in a field study, 11,400 turkeys, i.e., 22,800 feet, were macroscopically sc...

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Main Authors: Kathrin Toppel, Birgit Spindler, Falko Kaufmann, Matthias Gauly, Nicole Kemper, Robby Andersson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2019.00025/full