Investigation of palpation as a method for determining the prevalence of keel and furculum damage in laying hens

被引：105

作者：

Wilkins, LJ ^{[1
]}

Brown, SN ^{[1
]}

Zimmerman, PH ^{[1
]}

Leeb, C ^{[1
]}

Nicol, CJ ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Bristol, Dept Vet Clin Sci, Bristol BS40 5DU, Avon, England

来源：

VETERINARY RECORD | 2004年 / 155卷 / 18期

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D O I：

10.1136/vr.155.18.547

中图分类号：

S85 [动物医学（兽医学）];

学科分类号：

0906 ;

摘要：

Old breaks of the keel and furculum were identified by palpation in 500 end-of-lay hens from 10 flocks housed in free-range and barn systems, and the results were compared with the results obtained by a full dissection and inspection. The method was considered to be sufficiently precise to be used as a diagnostic tool although people using it would need to be trained. The results obtained by dissection indicated that 50 to 78 per cent of the birds in the flocks had breaks of the furculum and keel, but no other breaks of bones were detected.

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页码：547 / +

页数：3

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