Kaldhusdal, Magne
Skjerve, Eystein
Hansen, Magne Kjerulf
Hamnes, Inger Sofie
David, Bruce
Hanssen, Skjalg Arne
Løvland, Atle
Funding for this research was provided by:
Norges Forskningsråd (225177, 225177)
Norwegian agriculture and Food Industry Research Fund
Norwegian Meat and Poultry Research Centre Animalia, Norway
Article History
Received: 14 April 2021
Accepted: 23 August 2021
First Online: 4 September 2021
Declarations
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: No turkeys used in this study were part of an experiment or subjected to experimental conditions. Detection of necrotic enteritis in the 545 grow-outs of the major study population was based on post mortem examination of turkeys that had died in the barn. Turkeys from the study population comprising 39 grow-outs were transported to the laboratory and euthanized immediately before post mortem examination and sampling for faecal oocyst counts. Written consent was obtained from the animal owners.Ethical approval for this study was not sought, because the undertaken practices are considered “non-experimental husbandry (agriculture or aquaculture)” and “procedures in normal/common breeding and husbandry” and do not require approval by the Norwegian ethics board according to the Norwegian regulation on animal experimentation, § 2, 5a, d. Euthanasia was carried out by a powerful blow to the head followed immediately by cervical dislocation. This procedure is in accordance with Annex IV of EU Directive 2010/63 ( ExternalRef removed). Euthanasia carried out in accordance with Annex IV is not subject to application. The study was carried out in compliance with the ARRIVE guidelines (ExternalRef removed).
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.