Effect of Housing Birds in Cages or an Aviary System on Bone Characteristics

Poultry Science

Volumn 77, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1492-1496

  Newman, S ^a   Leeson, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aviary; Bone strength; Cage; Layer

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BONE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EGG LAYING; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CHICKENS; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; OVIPOSITION; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0032184725     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/77.10.1492     Document Type: Article

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