Quality parameters of the tibiae and femora of ostriches

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
Subjects:
Bones
bone mineral density
bone quality
bone strength
ostriches
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2008000300005

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