Use of radiograph optical densitometry to monitor bone quality in broiler breeders

This study was carried out at Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, SP, Brazil, and evaluated bone quality in broiler breeders. Twenty-three families of Ross broiler breeders were housed in 5.0-m² pens. The families were comprised of 13 fem...

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Main Authors: ICL Almeida Paz, AA Mendes, RR Quinterio, LC Vulcano, AW Ballarin, SE Takahashi, RG Garcia, CM Komiyama, A Balog, K Pelícia, FS Wescheler, PSO Scudeller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas 2006-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2006000100005