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Age-related changes in the shell gland and duodenum in relation to shell quality and bone strength in commercial laying hen hybrids

BACKGROUND: During the production period of laying hens, the number of cracked eggshells increases and the skeleton becomes brittle. Both these problems are related to ageing of the hen and cause economic problems for egg producers and impaired animal welfare. This study investigated key factors in...

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Published in:Acta Vet Scand
Main Authors: Wistedt, Anna, Ridderstråle, Yvonne, Wall, Helena, Holm, Lena
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2019
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6417018/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30866991
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13028-019-0449-1
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