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Feed passage syndrome in broiler chickens<br />

Rapid feed passage is defined as the<br />

(“tránsito rápido in Spanish)<br />

condition in which…<br />

• Droppings are watery, although not always<br />

• Litter becomes wet and slippery<br />

• Droppings contain more sloughed intestinal<br />

tissue than normal.<br />

• Birds lack uniformity<br />

• Birds display poor pigmentation<br />

• Upon necropsy proventriculitis is frequently<br />

observed, but not always

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