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.