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Nckyturkma
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What does perosis look like? Would it be obvious? My poult walks around fine and runs/flies at times. It's legs are smallish compared to its body, but it does not have an issue walking. I switched it to a 30% gamebird starter last night and it's already in a pretty large brooder for just it and the 2 chicks, but I have another one coming today that is 72" long, so hoping it can get more exercise running around.Blackhead (histomoniasis) references
Histomoniasis: Yellow Urate & Lethargy in Poult...
I am not aware of any such study and would be very leery of such claims.
You can check with any local veterinarians as well as your state veterinarian. If you have a local feed store (not a chain feed store) they will know which of their customers raise turkeys and may be able to put you in touch with them.
Your Bronze poult is most likely a Broad Breasted Bronze meant to be harvested by the time it is 6 months old. If not fed properly at this stage it can develop leg problems such as slipped tendon aka perosis.
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