Laying hens under smallholder conditions: laying performance, growth and bone quality of tibia and femur including essential elements

ABSTRACT: The study aimed to assess laying performance, growth rate, and bone quality properties of tibia and femur bones of various genotypes of laying hens, including determining essential element composition at the end of the laying cycle in smallholder conditions. The study included three genoty...

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Main Authors: Adam Kraus, Ondřej Krunt, Lukáš Zita, Kateřina Vejvodová, Ondřej Drábek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-07-01
Series:Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S003257912200219X