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BREAST blisters in table poultry have been recognized for some years1. They make the trussed bird unattractive and in consequence the producer receives a lower price for his product. The problem of breast blisters has now become a considerable one because of the recent great expansion of the broiler chicken industry. This communication records an attempt to determine the origin of these so-called ‘blisters’.
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O'Neill, J. B., Poult. Sci., 22, 457 (1943).
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GRESHAM, G., BARWICK, M. ‘Breast Blisters’ in the Broiler Chicken. Nature 193, 1306–1307 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/1931306a0
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