Comparison of the Growth and Mineralization of the Femur, Tibia, and Metatarsus of Broiler Chicks

Comparison of the Growth and Mineralization of the Femur, Tibia, and Metatarsus of Broiler Chicks

ABSTRACTThis study aimed at comparing the growth and mineralization of the femur, tibia, and metatarsus of male and female broiler chicks. On the day of hatch, 100 male and 100 female Ross 308 broiler chicks were transferred stainless cages with 10 birds per cage. On d 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, and 42, fiv...

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Main Authors: JC Han, HX Qu, JG Wang, GH Chen, YF Yan, JL Zhang, FM Hu, LY You, YH Cheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas 2015-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science
Subjects:
Bone
mineralization
calcium
phosphorus
broiler chick.
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2015000300333&lng=en&tlng=en

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