Correlation between footpad lesions and systemic bacterial infections in broiler breeders

Ida Cecilie Naundrup Thøfner; Louise Ladefoged Poulsen; Magne Bisgaard; Henrik Christensen; Rikke Heidemann Olsen; Jens Peter Christensen

doi:10.1186/s13567-019-0657-8

Correlation between footpad lesions and systemic bacterial infections in broiler breeders

Ida Cecilie Naundrup Thøfner, Louise Ladefoged Poulsen, Magne Bisgaard, Henrik Christensen, Rikke Heidemann Olsen, Jens Peter Christensen

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Footpad lesions are an important factor in evaluation of animal welfare in broilers regulated by law; however, no legal requirements have been set for the parent birds. Nevertheless, the present study confirms that foot health in broiler breeders declines significantly with increasing age, thus potentially impairing the animal welfare due to pain and discomfort from footpad dermatitis. Furthermore, this is the first report demonstrating a correlation between the presence of footpad lesions and systemic bacterial infections with Gram-positive cocci in broiler breeder birds.

Original language	English
Article number	38
Journal	Veterinary Research
Volume	50
Issue number	1
Number of pages	5
ISSN	0928-4249
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13567-019-0657-8
Publication status	Published - 22 May 2019

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