title: High mortality in laying hen pullets caused by crop and gizzard impactions associated with ingestion of bale net wrap.
abstract: High mortality was observed in young replacement layers. Balls of bale net wrap strings were found in the crop and/or gizzard of birds causing impaction and traumatic injury. Some birds experienced loss of portions or the entire tongue secondary to ischemic necrosis. Mortality stopped with the removal of strings from the environment.
authors.affiliation: Poultry Health Centre of Excellence, 97 East Lake Ramp NE, Airdrie, Alberta T4A 0C3 and Poultry Health Services Inc., 201-151 East Lake Blvd, Airdrie, Alberta T4A 2G1 (Schlegel); Animal Health Laboratory, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1H 6R8 (Brash).
authors.forename: Benjamin J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Schlegel
authors.affiliation: Poultry Health Centre of Excellence, 97 East Lake Ramp NE, Airdrie, Alberta T4A 0C3 and Poultry Health Services Inc., 201-151 East Lake Blvd, Airdrie, Alberta T4A 2G1 (Schlegel); Animal Health Laboratory, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1H 6R8 (Brash).
authors.forename: Marina L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Brash
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D003426:Crop, Avian / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000662:veterinary*; D005895:Gizzard, Avian / Q000473:pathology*; D009336:Necrosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D014059:Tongue / Q000473:pathology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries