van Walsum J
Tijdschr Diergeneeskd. 1974 Jan 15;100(2):67-76.
A study of the literature showed that a large number of micro-organisms have been designated as causative agents of synovitis. These micro-organisms cause almost identical clinical pictures. Particular birds are also found to be markedly prediposed to synovitis (broiler breed cocks), whereas the disease only occurs sporadically in other birds (hens of light-weight laying breeds). In view of these findings, a working hypothesis was formulated to the effect that the tendon tissues of birds in which synovitis is a common feature, will show qualitative and/or quanitative deficiencies; this could result in increased susceptibility to infections.
一项文献研究表明，大量微生物已被认定为滑膜炎的致病因子。这些微生物会引发几乎相同的临床症状。还发现特定鸟类（肉种公鸡）明显更易患滑膜炎，而该疾病在其他鸟类（轻型蛋鸡品种的母鸡）中仅偶尔发生。鉴于这些发现，提出了一个工作假设，即滑膜炎为常见病症的鸟类的肌腱组织会出现质量和/或数量上的缺陷；这可能导致对感染的易感性增加。
