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... Circulation fans reduce severity of footpad dermatitis
Dec 22, 2022Jennifer Grullon
Footpad dermatitis causes significant foot problems for broilers, which adversely affects bird welfare and the market for broiler paws, according to research from the University of Maryland.
... Footpad dermatitis a greater concern in chickens grown to older ages
Jul 26, 2018Jennifer Grullon
Footpad dermatitis is more likely to be a problem among broilers grown to an older age, but it can be remedied if producers intervene in time, Tom Tabler, PhD, professor with Mississippi State...
... Wet litter, footpad dermatitis tied to reduced broiler performance
Nov 15, 2015Jennifer Grullon
Increased litter moisture not only led to severe footpad dermatitis (FPD) in broilers, it reduced other aspects of animal welfare and negatively affected performance and carcass yield.
... The “Huddling Syndrome” in the southeastern US broiler chicken industry: on-going investigations
Sep 27, 2015Jennifer Grullon
By
Drs. Alexis Kiers, Samantha Pohl, Holly Sellers, Monique Franca, Brian Jordan, Stephen Roney
Poultry Diagnostic and Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
