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brooder

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brooder
stage two of the usual bird rearing sequence. After hatching the baby birds are put into a brooder house, usually with a heat source attached, for rearing. Also used as a management strategy for baby pigs which are weaned early, at 3 weeks.
brooder pneumonia
respiratory tract infection of young birds with the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus. Called also aspergillosis.
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After hatching and spending 3 weeks in a brooder, young female ducks are moved to rice paddy fields.
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2) Ostergotland County, between water nitrate Sweden Retrospective [greater than or equal to] cohort study 2 mg/L and cardiac malformations Brooder et al.
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