The effect of an induced molt using a nonfasting program on bone mineralization of White Leghorns

Poultry Science

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1483-1490

  Mazzuco, H ^a,b   Hester, P Y ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bone mineral content; Bone mineral density; Fasted molt; Laying hen; Nonfasted molt

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 24744471189     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/84.9.1483     Document Type: Article

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