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A Respiratory Disease Syndrome in Chickens Fed Essential Fatty Acid Deficient Diets
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1963
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AsthmaNutritionEducationOxidative StressFeed AdditiveAnimal PhysiologyLipid NutritionAnimal NutritionOmega-3 Fatty AcidEssential Fatty AcidsSimilar DietsRespiratory Disease SyndromeAnimal SciencePoultry DiseasePhysiologyPoultry FarmingMetabolismMedicinePoultry Science
A respiratory disease syndrome characterized by formation of bronchial exudate and lung consolidation was observed in chicks fed diets very low in essential fatty acids. These lesions were not observed in chicks receiving similar diets containing 10% of soybean oil.