The College of Veterinary Medicine at Al-Qadisiyah University holds a discussion session on osteomalacia in caged and pasture-raised chickens

Under the patronage of Prof. Dr. Kazem Jabr Al-Jubouri, President of Al-Qadisiyah University, and under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Munir Abdul Amir Abdul Fatlawi, Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine, the Department of Diseases and Poultry Diseases at the College held a discussion session entitled (Osteomalacia in chickens raised in cages and pastures) presented by Asst. Prof. Dr. Israa Najm Abdullah Al-Abbadi. The session aimed to identify the condition of osteomalacia in laying hens and to develop preventive and therapeutic measures for it because of its impact on the productive status of birds. It also included osteomalacia in laying hens, a common case of malnutrition diseases characterized by softness of the carpal bones in affected birds, as well as stress, lameness, and the production of eggs with a rough shell, in addition to a decrease in egg production. The condition is associated with laying hens raised in cages “Soft-Bone” and “Cage Layer Fatigue;” In severe cases, the condition develops into rickets, and as a moderate case, it causes the production of eggs with a thin shell in advanced ages of laying hens “Soft-Shell.”