Relationship between body-weight gain after movement of chickens to an unfamiliar cage and response to Escherichia coli challenge infection.
One day after chickens were moved from a brooder to unfamiliar cages, there was a high negative correlation (p < 0.001) between an individual's body-weight gain and the severity of response to Escherichia coli challenge infection.
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Department of Large Animal Clinical Science, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg 24061, USA.
D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000662:veterinary*; D006799:Housing, Animal; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D015430:Weight Gain / Q000502:physiology*