Kappeli, S.; Gebhardt, Sabine; Frohlich, E.; Pfulg, A.; Stoffel, Michael Hubert (2011). Prevalence of keel bone deformities in Swiss laying hens. British poultry science, 52(5), pp. 531-6. Abingdon, UK: Taylor & Francis 10.1080/00071668.2011.615059
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)The goal of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of keel bone deformities of laying hens in Switzerland. The keel bones of 100 end-of-lay hens from each of 39 flocks (3900 in total) were palpated. On average, 25.4% of the hens had moderately or severely deformed keel bones and the overall prevalence including slight deformities was 55%. 3. Variation between flocks was considerable. Thus, the prevalence of moderately or severely deformed keel bones ranged from 6 to 48%, and the overall prevalence including slight deformities ranged from 20 to 83%. Aviary housing was associated with a higher prevalence of total, and severe or moderate deformations, compared with floor pens. There were no significant differences in the number of deformities between the different plumage colours, hybrids or perch materials.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Research and Veterinary Public Health (DCR-VPH) > Veterinary Anatomy 05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Research and Veterinary Public Health (DCR-VPH) > Veterinary Public Health Institute |
UniBE Contributor: |
Gebhardt, Sabine, Stoffel, Michael Hubert |
Subjects: |
500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology 600 Technology > 630 Agriculture |
ISSN: |
0007-1668 |
Publisher: |
Taylor & Francis |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Factscience Import |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 14:32 |
Last Modified: |
02 Mar 2023 23:21 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1080/00071668.2011.615059 |
Web of Science ID: |
000299216800002 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/12260 (FactScience: 218575) |
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