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SUBMITTER: de Oliveira HC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7271470 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
de Oliveira Haniel Cedraz HC Ibelli Adriana Mércia Guaratini AMG Guimarães Simone Eliza Facioni SEF Cantão Mauricio Egídio ME Peixoto Jane de Oliveira JO Coutinho Luiz Lehmann LL Ledur Mônica Corrêa MC
BMC genetics 20200603 1
<h4>Background</h4>Bacterial chondronecrosis with osteomyelitis (BCO) develops in the growth plate (GP) of the proximal femur and tibia and is initiated by damage to the less mineralized chondrocytes followed by colonization of opportunistic bacteria. This condition affects approximately 1% of all birds housed, being considered one of the major causes of lameness in fast growing broilers. Although several studies have been previously performed aiming to understand its pathogenesis, the molecular ...[more]