The Effects of Melatonin on the Physical Properties of Bones and Egg Shells in the Laying Hen

Laying hens often experience unbalanced calcium utilization which can cause deficiencies in bone and egg mineralization. Because melatonin has been shown to affect bone mineralization in other animals, we examined whether treating hens with melatonin would affect eggshell thickness and improve skele...

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Autores principales: Taylor, Alexander C., Horvat-Gordon, Maria, Moore, Ashli, Bartell, Paul A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3585294/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23468846
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0055663

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3585294/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23468846
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0055663

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