Relationships between genetic, environmental and nutritional factors influencing osteoporosis in laying hens

Volume: 47, Issue: 6, Pages: 742 - 755
Published: Dec 1, 2006
Abstract
1. The effects upon bone quality of feeding limestone in flour or particulate form and housing type (cage or aviary) in lines of hens divergently selected for high (H) or low (L) bone strength over 7 generations were investigated. 2. As in previous generations, highly significant phenotypic differences between lines were observed in all measured bone traits at peak egg production (25 weeks) and towards the end of production (56 weeks) in both...
Paper Details
Title
Relationships between genetic, environmental and nutritional factors influencing osteoporosis in laying hens
Published Date
Dec 1, 2006
Volume
47
Issue
6
Pages
742 - 755
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