TUCKER, Ga. — Researchers at Mississippi State University, Oklahoma State University and Louisiana State University have developed a new surgical technique for studying hen diuresis disease syndrome in broiler breeders.
U.S. Poultry & Egg Association and the USPOULTRY Foundation announced completion of the funded research. The project is part of the association's comprehensive research program encompassing all phases of poultry and egg production and processing.
Researchers studied hen diuresis syndrome in broiler breeders, a poorly understood syndrome characterized by elevated mortality, increased urine output (diuresis) and muscle weakness in the vent area. The cause is unknown but is thought. . .