Effects of dietary particulate limestone, vitamin K3 and fluoride and photostimulation on skeletal morphology and osteoporosis in laying hens

British Poultry Science

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 683-689

  Fleming, R H ^a   McCormack, H A ^a   McTeir, L ^a   Whitehead, C C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; FLUORIDE; PHYTOMENADIONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CHICKEN; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CHICKENS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FLUORIDES; LIGHT; OSTEOPOROSIS; OVIPOSITION; POULTRY DISEASES; VITAMIN K 1;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0942291530     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660310001643688     Document Type: Article

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