Document Type

Report

Report Number

A.S. Series 76-1

Publication Date

1976

Summary

Fatty liver hemorrhagic syndrome (FLHS), a major cause of mortality among caged laying hens, was second (15%) to lymphoid leukosis in 1975 among those hens submitted to the Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory from this research station. The disease is characterized by a 20 to 25% increase in body weight, a 25 to 30% decrease in egg production and an Increase in mortality from excessive liver fat and liver hematomas. Two more experiments on this subject have been completed. One used a normal feeding regime and the other used the force-feeding technique described in last year's Poultry Day Report (A.S. Series 75-28).

Number of Pages

3

Type

text

Format

application/pdf

Language

en

Publisher

Department of Animal Science, Agricultural Experiment Station, South Dakota State University

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