A highly fatal vascular disease of broiler breeder chickens

• Published in: Avian diseases Vol. 35; no. 1; p. 235
• Main Authors: Shaw, D.P. (University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN), Halvorson, D.A, Bergeland, M.E, Newman, L.J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.1991
• Subjects: AGE; Animals; Chickens; Disease Outbreaks - veterinary; EDAD; ENFERMEDADES DE LOS OJOS; ENFERMEDADES VASCULARES; Female; MALADIE DE L'OEIL; MALADIE VASCULAIRE; Male; MORTALIDAD; MORTALITE; Necrosis; PATHOLOGIE; PATOLOGIA; POLLO DE ENGORDE; POULET DE CHAIR; Poultry Diseases - epidemiology; Poultry Diseases - pathology; Sex Factors; SEXE; SEXO; SINTOMAS; SYMPTOME; Vasculitis - epidemiology; Vasculitis - pathology; Vasculitis - veterinary

A broiler breeder operation experienced a sudden outbreak of high mortality in nine different houses of breeders at eight different locations. In the first house to be affected, the losses were mainly in the females, but later flocks had losses up to 6.4%, mainly in the males. Affected chickens rang...