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Various bone parameters are positively correlated with hen body weight while range access has no beneficial effect on tibia health of free-range layers

The aim of this study was to determine if body weight or range use has a significant impact on bone health in commercial free-range laying hens, and to correlate tibia bone quality parameters with individual range usage and body weight. A total of 30 Lohmann Brown hens at 74 wk of age were selected...

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Autores principales: Kolakshyapati, M., Flavel, R.J., Sibanda, T.Z., Schneider, D., Welch, M.C., Ruhnke, I.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8913749/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31504903
http://dx.doi.org/10.3382/ps/pez487