A Review of Footpad Dermatitis Characteristics, Causes, and Scoring System for Broiler Chickens
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Jeon, Jin-Joo
(Poultry Research Institute, National Institute of Animal Science)
Hong, Eui-Chul (Poultry Research Institute, National Institute of Animal Science) Kang, Hwan-Ku (Poultry Research Institute, National Institute of Animal Science) Kim, Hyun-Soo (Poultry Research Institute, National Institute of Animal Science) Son, Jiseon (Poultry Research Institute, National Institute of Animal Science) You, Are-Sun (Poultry Research Institute, National Institute of Animal Science) Kim, Hee-Jin (Poultry Research Institute, National Institute of Animal Science) Kang, Bo-Seok (Poultry Research Institute, National Institute of Animal Science) |
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