Effects of ovulatory and egg laying cycle on bone mineral density and content of live white leghorns as assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

Poultry Science

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1011-1019

  Schreiweis, M A ^a   Orban, J I ^b   Ledur, M C ^c   Moody, D E ^a   Hester, P Y ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Southern University at Shreveport   (United States)

^c EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bone mineral content; Bone mineral density; Dual energy X ray absorptiometry; Production cycle; White Leghorn

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CHICKEN; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; HUMERUS; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIODENSITOMETRY; TIBIA;

ANIMALS; BONE DENSITY; CHICKENS; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; HUMERUS; OVIPOSITION; OVULATION; SELECTION (GENETICS); TIBIA;

EID: 3242699702     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/83.6.1011     Document Type: Article

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