Limited Associations between Keel Bone Damage and Bone Properties Measured with Computer Tomography, Three-Point Bending Test, and Analysis of Minerals in Swiss Laying Hens

Limited Associations between Keel Bone Damage and Bone Properties Measured with Computer Tomography, Three-Point Bending Test, and Analysis of Minerals in Swiss Laying Hens

Keel bone damage is a wide-spread welfare problem in laying hens. It is unclear so far whether bone quality relates to keel bone damage. The goal of the present study was to detect possible associations between keel bone damage and bone properties of intact and damaged keel bones and of tibias in en...

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Main Authors: Sabine G. Gebhardt-Henrich, Andreas Pfulg, Ernst K. F. Fröhlich, Susanna Käppeli, Dominik Guggisberg, Annette Liesegang, Michael H. Stoffel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
keel bone
laying hen
computer tomography
three-point bending
bone mineral content
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2017.00128/full

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