title: Relationship of growth depression from salt deficiency and biotin intake to foot pad dermatitis of turkey poults.
abstract: Foot pad lesions in turkey poults were visually and microscopically examined in two experiments. Poults with normal growth had a high incidence of foot pad dermatitis. Histology of the foot pads indicated a biotin deficiency. Foot pad dermatitis was infrequent when growth was reduced as a result of lowered dietary salt intake. No histologic evidence of biotin deficiency was found in foot pads of poults fed a diet containing no supplemental salt.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001710:Biotin / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000378:metabolism; D001835:Body Weight; D003872:Dermatitis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004032:Diet; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000172:deficiency*; D014422:Turkeys / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D012965:Sodium Chloride; D001710:Biotin