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Inadequate minimum ventilation damages tracheal cilia and predisposes broilers to secondary E. coli airsacculitis.\",\"Veterinary Escalation Threshold: If respiratory snicking counts exceed 5 sounds per 100 birds in a 2-minute quiet listening test, contact your veterinary consultant for serological testing and diagnostic post-mortem.\"]","[\"Turn off the lights for 5 minutes during your night check and stand completely still in the center of the shed. 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