Quality parameters of the tibiae and femora of ostriches

An experiment was carried out to establish mean bone quality values of the tibiae and femora of ostriches and to evaluate these bones. The right leg bones of 10 males and 10 female African Black ostriches were evaluated. Birds were radiographed immediately after slaughter (during bleeding), with the...

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Main Authors: ICL Almeida Paz, AA Mendes, A Balog, ICL Almeida, MRFB Martins, LC Vulcano, CM Komiyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas 2008-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2008000300005
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author ICL Almeida Paz
AA Mendes
A Balog
ICL Almeida
MRFB Martins
LC Vulcano
CM Komiyama
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description An experiment was carried out to establish mean bone quality values of the tibiae and femora of ostriches and to evaluate these bones. The right leg bones of 10 males and 10 female African Black ostriches were evaluated. Birds were radiographed immediately after slaughter (during bleeding), with the aid of a portable X-ray apparatus. The obtained radiographs were scanned and bone mineral density means were obtained using software. Bone strength, Seedor index, and dry matter percentage were evaluated and correlated to weight gain during the finishing period (3-13 months of age). Mean values of the evaluated bone quality traits, not previously found in literature, were established. There were no significant differences between males and females in performance or bone quality parameters. It was concluded that male and female ostriches present similar performance and bone quality at slaughter age.
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spelling doaj.art-87864b8b20834e6b9626cc7d43e063452022-12-21T20:18:20ZengFundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia AvícolasBrazilian Journal of Poultry Science1516-635X1806-90612008-09-0110316316710.1590/S1516-635X2008000300005Quality parameters of the tibiae and femora of ostrichesICL Almeida PazAA MendesA BalogICL AlmeidaMRFB MartinsLC VulcanoCM KomiyamaAn experiment was carried out to establish mean bone quality values of the tibiae and femora of ostriches and to evaluate these bones. The right leg bones of 10 males and 10 female African Black ostriches were evaluated. Birds were radiographed immediately after slaughter (during bleeding), with the aid of a portable X-ray apparatus. The obtained radiographs were scanned and bone mineral density means were obtained using software. Bone strength, Seedor index, and dry matter percentage were evaluated and correlated to weight gain during the finishing period (3-13 months of age). Mean values of the evaluated bone quality traits, not previously found in literature, were established. There were no significant differences between males and females in performance or bone quality parameters. It was concluded that male and female ostriches present similar performance and bone quality at slaughter age.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2008000300005Bonesbone mineral densitybone qualitybone strengthostriches
spellingShingle ICL Almeida Paz
AA Mendes
A Balog
ICL Almeida
MRFB Martins
LC Vulcano
CM Komiyama
Quality parameters of the tibiae and femora of ostriches
Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science
Bones
bone mineral density
bone quality
bone strength
ostriches
title Quality parameters of the tibiae and femora of ostriches
title_full Quality parameters of the tibiae and femora of ostriches
title_fullStr Quality parameters of the tibiae and femora of ostriches
title_full_unstemmed Quality parameters of the tibiae and femora of ostriches
title_short Quality parameters of the tibiae and femora of ostriches
title_sort quality parameters of the tibiae and femora of ostriches
topic Bones
bone mineral density
bone quality
bone strength
ostriches
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2008000300005
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