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Keel Bone Damage in Laying Hens—Its Relation to Bone Mineral Density, Body Growth Rate and Laying Performance

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Keel bone damage is an important welfare issue for laying hens. Four lines of laying hens, differing in phylogenetic origin and laying rate kept in single cages or a floor housing system were weighed and deformities of the keel bone were evaluated regularly between 15 and 69 weeks of...

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Autores principales: Habig, Christin, Henning, Martina, Baulain, Ulrich, Jansen, Simon, Scholz, Armin Manfred, Weigend, Steffen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8228274/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34070496
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani11061546