Comparative development of antitrochanteric disease in male and female turkeys of a traditional line and a contemporary sire-line fed ad libitum or with restricted quantities of food

P M Hocking; R Bernard; Tim J Wess

doi:10.1016/S0034-5288(98)90023-6

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Comparative development of antitrochanteric disease in male and female turkeys of a traditional line and a contemporary sire-line fed ad libitum or with restricted quantities of food

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Comparative development of antitrochanteric disease in male and female turkeys of a traditional line and a contemporary sire-line fed ad libitum or with restricted quantities of food

P M Hocking, R Bernard and Tim J Wess

Research in Veterinary Science, Vol.65(1), pp.29-32

1998

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0034-5288(98)90023-6

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The prevalence of musculoskeletal disease at eight, 16, 24, 34, 44 and 54 weeks of age in male and female turkeys was determined by dissecting 688 limbs from traditional lines and sire-line turkeys fed to achieve different bodyweights. Traditional turkeys were fed ad libitum and sire-line turkeys were fed ad libitum or restricted to 0.5 during rearing and subsequently to 0.8 of ad libitum-fed body weight of birds of the same strain and sex. A group of male sire-line turkeys was also fed ad libitum to 18 weeks and 0.8 of ad libitum thereafter. Lameness during the rearing period was usually associated with joint infection. Ruptured ligaments were an occasional finding in sire-line turkeys before sexual maturity. The major finding at 34, 44 and 54 weeks of age was degeneration of the antitrochanter in both sexes of the sire-line. The prevalence and severity of disease increased with age but was not generally associated with lameness. Antitrochanteric degeneration in the sire-line was diminished by decreasing bodyweight through food restriction. Antitrochanteric degeneration did not occur in traditional turkeys.

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Title: Comparative development of antitrochanteric disease in male and female turkeys of a traditional line and a contemporary sire-line fed ad libitum or with restricted quantities of food
Authors: P M Hocking (Author) - Roslin Institute, United Kingdom
R Bernard (Author) - Roslin Institute, United Kingdom
Tim J Wess (Author) - University of Stirling, United Kingdom
Publication details: Research in Veterinary Science, Vol.65(1), pp.29-32
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd.
Date published: 1998
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-5288(98)90023-6
ISSN: 0034-5288
Organisation Unit: Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic); University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450618802621
Output Type: Journal article

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