title: Wet litter as a cause of plantar pododermatitis, leading to foot ulceration and lameness in fattening turkeys.
abstract: Spraying water to produce wet litter increased the severity and incidence of plantar pododermatitis in two commercial strains of fattening turkeys. A clinical syndrome resembling "shaky leg" was also produced. In one experiment breast blisters, scabby hocks and a depression of final body weight were seen.
authors.affiliation: Houghton Poultry Research Station, Houghton, Huntingdon, Cambs., England.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Martland