Quality parameters of the tibiae and femora of ostriches

dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.creatorPaz, Ibiara Correia de Lima Almeida
dc.creatorMendes, Ariel Antonio
dc.creatorBalog, A
dc.creatorAlmeida, I C L
dc.creatorMartins, M R F B
dc.creatorVulcano, Luiz Carlos
dc.creatorKomiyama, C M
dc.date2013-09-30T19:25:30Z
dc.date2014-05-20T13:41:06Z
dc.date2013-09-30T19:25:30Z
dc.date2014-05-20T13:41:06Z
dc.date2008-09-01
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-05T20:40:49Z
dc.date.available2017-04-05T20:40:49Z
dc.identifierRevista Brasileira de Ciência Avícola. Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas, v. 10, n. 3, p. 163-167, 2008.
dc.identifier1516-635X
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/14248
dc.identifier10.1590/S1516-635X2008000300005
dc.identifierS1516-635X2008000300005
dc.identifierWOS:000261863100005
dc.identifierS1516-635X2008000300005.pdf
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1516-635X2008000300005
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/861392
dc.descriptionAn 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.
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherFundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas
dc.relationRevista Brasileira de Ciência Avícola
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectBones
dc.subjectbone mineral density
dc.subjectbone quality
dc.subjectbone strength
dc.subjectostriches
dc.titleQuality parameters of the tibiae and femora of ostriches
dc.typeOtro


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