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For laying hens, bone health and eggshell development are critical aspects of lifetime productivity. Calcium supplementation in feed can be beneficial, but when does it become too much of a good thing? Dan Wilson, DVM, Wilson Veterinary Company, presented a case of cloacitis (vent gleet) due to excess calcium supplementation at the 2024 American Association of Avian Pathologists meeting. “It can be hard to determine the primary cause of vent pathology in layers,” Wilson said, adding, “Once the vent gets infected or inflamed, it seems to snowball, and the bird struggles to recover as it tries to lay an egg each day.” Read the case study at https://lnkd.in/enYD9QCR #poultryhealth #cloacitis #poultrysupplements
