Use of radiography to identify keel bone fractures in laying hens and assess healing in live birds

Autor:	JC Murrell, LJ Wilkins, Maf Nasr, E M G Szamocki, FJ Barr, SN Brown, GJ Richards
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	Fracture Healing General Veterinary business.industry Radiography Dentistry General Medicine Bone fracture Anatomy medicine.disease Animal Welfare Housing Animal Fractures Bone medicine Animals Female business Keel (bird anatomy) Chickens
Zdroj:	The Veterinary record. 169(11)
ISSN:	2042-7670
Popis:	The aim of this study was to use radiography to assess and characterise naturally occurring keel bone fractures in laying hens and monitor live birds over several weeks to examine the healing process. Twenty-four Lohmann brown commercial laying hens with varying degrees of keel bone fracture were used in the study. Birds were radiographed regularly over six weeks and the radiographic features and changing appearance of keel bone fractures were evaluated. The radiographic characteristics of old and new fractures were categorised and indicated that 80 per cent of birds entering the study with new fractures had healed after 35 days and five birds had incurred new fractures irrespective of their original fracture status.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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