Research Note: Comparison of two methods to measure broiler tibia morphology
The skeletal integrity of chickens is an important area of research and detailed measures are needed to better understand the influence of experimental manipulation on bone health. The objective of this experiment was to compare 2 methods to measure the superficial tibiotarsus (tibia) morphology of...
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| author | A. Magnaterra R. Mitchell C.R. Angel M. Khong Z. McMillian A. Snyder S. Weimer |
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| description | The skeletal integrity of chickens is an important area of research and detailed measures are needed to better understand the influence of experimental manipulation on bone health. The objective of this experiment was to compare 2 methods to measure the superficial tibiotarsus (tibia) morphology of broiler chickens collected in the wet laboratory (WL) or from digital images (DIG). The length, width at 90%, 75%, 50%, 25%, and 10% of the length, proximal and distal head width, medial, lateral, and distal intercondylar groove depth (ID), and proximal head angle were measured on the right and left tibias collected from broilers in 2 experiments (E1, E2). In both experiments, tibias had a greater width at 90% of the length when measured with the WL method compared with the DIG method (P ≤ 0.04), while tibias measured with the DIG method had a greater length, distal ID, and widths at 10%, 25%, 50%, and 75%, of the length compared with the WL method (P < 0.0001). In E1, tibias measured with the DIG method had a greater medial, lateral, and distal ID compared with the WL method (P ≤ 0.04). In E2, compared with the DIG method, tibias measured with the WL method had a greater distal head width and lateral ID, yet a shallower distal ID (P ≤ 0.03). The use of the DIG method provided more precise measures but, due to the limitations of measures from digital images and the opportunity for more accurate measures to be collected with the WL method, the WL method is recommended to measure the superficial morphology of broiler chickens because it was more accessible and practical. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eb4238f6d4f44830937999ce5d4b1c8b2022-12-22T03:57:32ZengElsevierPoultry Science0032-57912023-01-011021102245Research Note: Comparison of two methods to measure broiler tibia morphologyA. Magnaterra0R. Mitchell1C.R. Angel2M. Khong3Z. McMillian4A. Snyder5S. Weimer6Department of Animal and Avian Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USAPerdue Foods, LLC, Salisbury, MD 21801, USADepartment of Animal and Avian Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USADepartment of Animal and Avian Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USADepartment of Animal and Avian Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USADepartment of Animal and Avian Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USADepartment of Animal and Avian Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA; Department of Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA; Corresponding author:The skeletal integrity of chickens is an important area of research and detailed measures are needed to better understand the influence of experimental manipulation on bone health. The objective of this experiment was to compare 2 methods to measure the superficial tibiotarsus (tibia) morphology of broiler chickens collected in the wet laboratory (WL) or from digital images (DIG). The length, width at 90%, 75%, 50%, 25%, and 10% of the length, proximal and distal head width, medial, lateral, and distal intercondylar groove depth (ID), and proximal head angle were measured on the right and left tibias collected from broilers in 2 experiments (E1, E2). In both experiments, tibias had a greater width at 90% of the length when measured with the WL method compared with the DIG method (P ≤ 0.04), while tibias measured with the DIG method had a greater length, distal ID, and widths at 10%, 25%, 50%, and 75%, of the length compared with the WL method (P < 0.0001). In E1, tibias measured with the DIG method had a greater medial, lateral, and distal ID compared with the WL method (P ≤ 0.04). In E2, compared with the DIG method, tibias measured with the WL method had a greater distal head width and lateral ID, yet a shallower distal ID (P ≤ 0.03). The use of the DIG method provided more precise measures but, due to the limitations of measures from digital images and the opportunity for more accurate measures to be collected with the WL method, the WL method is recommended to measure the superficial morphology of broiler chickens because it was more accessible and practical.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579122005417broilermorphologytibiamethodologydigital image |
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| title | Research Note: Comparison of two methods to measure broiler tibia morphology |
| title_full | Research Note: Comparison of two methods to measure broiler tibia morphology |
| title_fullStr | Research Note: Comparison of two methods to measure broiler tibia morphology |
| title_full_unstemmed | Research Note: Comparison of two methods to measure broiler tibia morphology |
| title_short | Research Note: Comparison of two methods to measure broiler tibia morphology |
| title_sort | research note comparison of two methods to measure broiler tibia morphology |
| topic | broiler morphology tibia methodology digital image |
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