Bone densitometry and calcium serum levels in chickens treated with filtered or unfiltered water

The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the drinking water of the School of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, UNESP, Jaboticabal, Brazil, affected bone mineral density and serum calcium levels of 14-, 21-, and 45-day-old broilers. Bone mineral density (BMD) of the tibiae was assessed using...

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Main Authors: L Amoroso, ASM Baraldi, FR Barreiro, MR Pacheco, JCR Alva, NM Soares, LG Pacheco, MC Melaré
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas 2013-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2013000400013&lng=en&tlng=en