Femoral fractures in a young male turkey breeder flock

Twenty-two 32-to-35-wk-old male turkeys from a commercial breeding flock were presented to the California Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory System, Fresno Branch, with a clinical complaint of lameness and increased mortality. Necropsy findings included a unilateral, closed oblique fracture involving...

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Published in:Avian diseases 1999, Vol.43 (1), p.150-154
Main Authors: Crespo, R, Stover, S.M, Drouaal, R, Chin, R.P, Shivaprasad, H.L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal Husbandry
Animals
Body weight
bone fractures
Bones
Breeding
Callus
Case Reports
case studies
clinical aspects
Connective tissues
exercise
Femoral fractures
Femoral Fractures - veterinary
Femur
handling
lameness
Legs
Male
males
mortality
necropsy
Skull fractures
symptoms
Turkeys
Turkeys - injuries
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Summary:Twenty-two 32-to-35-wk-old male turkeys from a commercial breeding flock were presented to the California Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory System, Fresno Branch, with a clinical complaint of lameness and increased mortality. Necropsy findings included a unilateral, closed oblique fracture involving the femur in 12 birds. Ten complete femoral fractures had periosteal new bone adjacent to and bridging the fracture. Periosteal callus formation, in this case, suggested that preexisting lesions preceded complete fracture of the femur. Factors such as selection for heavy body weight, lack of exercise, and handling might have contributed to the development and promotion of complete fractures.
ISSN:0005-2086
1938-4351
DOI:10.2307/1592775