Leishman, Emily M.; van Staaveren, Nienke; Osborne, Vern R.; Wood, Benjamin J.; Baes, Christine F.; Harlander-Matauschek, Alexandra (2021). A Cross-Sectional Study on the Prevalence of Footpad Dermatitis in Canadian Turkeys. Frontiers in animal science, 2 Frontiers Media 10.3389/fanim.2021.726907
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Footpad dermatitis (FPD) can be a prevalent issue in commercial turkey production. This study aimed to identify the bird, housing, and management-related factors associated with the prevalence of FPD in the Canadian turkey flocks. A questionnaire and flock health scoring system were developed and disseminated to ~500 commercial turkey farmers across Canada. Farmers were asked to score FPD on a subset of 30 birds within their flock using a 0–2 scoring scale based on severity. The prevalence of FPD in the flock was calculated as the percentage of affected birds (score 1 or 2). A multivariate linear regression modeling was used to identify the factors associated with the prevalence of FPD. Four variables were included in the final model and accounted for 26.7% of the variation in FPD prevalence among the flocks. FPD prevalence was higher with increasing bird weight (3.6 ± 1.13), higher in flocks bedded with straw (12.1 ± 7.9), higher in flocks where birds were picked up less frequently during daily inspections (11.6 ± 8.10), and higher in flocks that used feed/water additives to reduce litter moisture (20.5 ± 10.59). These findings are a preliminary exploratory assessment of risk factors related to FPD prevalence on Canadian turkey farms. While these findings emphasize the importance of litter management and the stockperson, estimates and P-values from this study should be interpreted with caution. Further, longitudinal studies with the identified variables are required to better determine their influence on FPD.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Research and Veterinary Public Health (DCR-VPH) > Institute of Genetics 05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Research and Veterinary Public Health (DCR-VPH) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Baes, Christine Francoise |
Subjects: |
500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology 500 Science > 590 Animals (Zoology) 600 Technology > 630 Agriculture |
ISSN: |
2673-6225 |
Publisher: |
Frontiers Media |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Christine Francoise Baes |
Date Deposited: |
23 Dec 2021 11:19 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:56 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.3389/fanim.2021.726907 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/162207 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/162207 |
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