Femoral fractures in a young male turkey breeder flock

被引:25
作者
Crespo, R
Stover, SM
Droual, R
Chin, RP
Shivaprasad, HL
机构
[1] Univ Calif Davis, Calif Vet Diagnost Lab Syst, Fresno Branch, Fresno, CA 93725 USA
[2] Univ Calif Davis, JD Wheat Vet Orthoped Res Lab, Dept Anat Physiol & Cell Biol, Sch Vet Med, Davis, CA 95616 USA
关键词
endosteal callus; femur fracture; periosteal callus; turkey;
D O I
10.2307/1592775
中图分类号
S85 [动物医学(兽医学)];
学科分类号
0906 ;
摘要
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.
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页码:150 / 154
页数:5
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