Myodystrophy in broiler breeder hens. 2. Pathological features
1987
Baba, A. | Ghergariu, S. | Rotaru, O. (Facultatea de agronomie, sectia de medicina veterinara, Cluj-Napoca (Romania))
The necropsy was performed on 46 naturally dead and 20 killed hens which presented clinical symptoms of muscular dystrophy in an outbreak previously described (see Note I of the present work). The more prominent alterations were seen in the following muscles: gracillis, adductor magnus pectorals and gizzard. They consisted in a yellowish-pinkish discolouration corresponding microscopically with hyalisation, necrosis and infiltration with macrophages. In the pectoral muscular fibres the hyalinisation was disposed as regular transversal areas. There were no abnormalities i1074n the pancreas and in the heart mu
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