Foci of cartilage in the lung of broiler chickens.
Many small masses of cartilage, degenerating cartilage, and mineralized material were found on histologic examination of the lung of a broiler chicken that had severe tibiotarsal and tarsometatarsal dyschondroplasia. A small survey revealed that occasional masses of similar material could be found in the lungs of many normal broiler chickens.
D000818:Animals; D002356:Cartilage / Q000473:pathology; D002645:Chickens; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D010009:Osteochondrodysplasias / Q000662:veterinary*; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000473:pathology*