Evaluation of bone strength, keel bone deformity and egg quality of laying hens housed in small group housing systems and furnished cages in comparison to an aviary housing system

Archiv fur Tierzucht

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 179-186

  Scholz, Britta ^a   Rönchen, Swaantje ^a   Hamann, Henning ^a   Sürie, Christian ^a   Neumann, Ulrich ^a   Kamphues, Josef ^a   Distl, Ottmar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bone strength; Egg quality; Housing systems; Keel bone status; Laying hens

Indexed keywords

EID: 44349165606     PISSN: 00039438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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