"Poultry Diseases" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Diseases of birds which are raised as a source of meat or eggs for human consumption and are usually found in barnyards, hatcheries, etc. The concept is differentiated from BIRD DISEASES which is for diseases of birds not considered poultry and usually found in zoos, parks, and the wild.
| Descriptor ID |
D011201
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C22.131.728
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| Concept/Terms |
Poultry Diseases- Poultry Diseases
- Disease, Poultry
- Diseases, Poultry
- Poultry Disease
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Poultry Diseases" by people in Profiles.
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Non-cancer mortality in poultry slaughtering/processing plant workers belonging to a union pension fund. Environ Int. 2011 Feb; 37(2):322-7.
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Fluoroquinolone-resistant Campylobacter species and the withdrawal of fluoroquinolones from use in poultry: a public health success story. Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Apr 01; 44(7):977-80.