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. 2002 Oct-Dec;46(4):1021-4.
doi: 10.1637/0005-2086(2002)046[1021:RFAWPE]2.0.CO;2.

Risk factors associated with poult enteritis mortality syndrome-positive turkey flocks

Donna K Carver  1 , Jean-Pierre Vaillancourt, Michael Stringham
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Risk factors associated with poult enteritis mortality syndrome-positive turkey flocks

Donna K Carver et al. Avian Dis. 2002 Oct-Dec.

Abstract

Poult enteritis mortality syndrome (PEMS) has been an economically devastating disease in North Carolina since the early 1990s. Though much is known about the disease, many questions remain unanswered about the syndrome, including its cause, transmission of causative agent(s), and control methods. This study was designed to investigate the association between PEMS and farm management factors. A prospective longitudinal study was conducted by collecting farm data and monitoring weekly mortality in 54 commercial turkey flocks raised in PEMS-affected regions. Univariate and multivariate statistical analyses revealed that enhancing rodent control methods was negatively associated (P = 0.0228) with PEMS.

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