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Keel-bone fractures are associated with bone quality differences in laying hens

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2023

HD Wei ,
YJ Chen ,
XY Zeng ,
YJ Bi ,
YN Wang ,
S Zhao ,
JH Li ,
X Li ,
RX Zhang  and
J Bao
HD Wei
Affiliation:
College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150030, PR China
YJ Chen
Affiliation:
College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150030, PR China
XY Zeng
Affiliation:
College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150030, PR China
YJ Bi
Affiliation:
College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150030, PR China
YN Wang
Affiliation:
College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150030, PR China
S Zhao
Affiliation:
College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150030, PR China
JH Li
Affiliation:
College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150030, PR China
X Li
Affiliation:
College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150030, PR China
RX Zhang*
Affiliation:
College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150030, PR China
J Bao*
Affiliation:
College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150030, PR China
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* Contact for correspondence: zhangrunxiang@neau.edu.cn/jbao@neau.edu.cn
* Contact for correspondence: zhangrunxiang@neau.edu.cn/jbao@neau.edu.cn
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This study aimed to investigate the relationship between bone quality in terms of metabolism, homeostasis of elements, bone mineral density (BMD), and microstructure and keel-bone fractures in laying hens (Gallus gallus domesticus). One hundred and twenty 17 week old Lohmann White laying hens with normal keel bones were individually housed in furnished cages for 25 weeks. Birds were then euthanased and dissected to assess keel-bone status at 42 weeks. Serum and keel-bone samples from normal keel (NK) and fractured keel (FK) hens were collected to determine the previously mentioned bone quality parameters. The results showed FK hens to have higher levels of the components of osteocalcin, greater alkaline phosphatase activity in serum and keel bones, and greater tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) activity in keel bones, compared to NK hens. Additionally, FK hens also had higher concentrations of Li, B, K, Cu, As, Se, Sn, Hg, and Pb, but lower concentrations of Na, P, and Ca. Moreover, FK hens showed decreased bone microstructural parameters including bone volume/tissue volume, trabecular number, degree of anisotropy, connectivity density, and BMD, but increased trabecular separation. Meanwhile, no differences were detected in serum TRAP activity, trabecular thickness, bone surface, or bone surface/bone volume. Results showed laying hens with keel-bone fractures to have differences in bone metabolism, elements of home-ostasis, bone microstructure parameters, and BMD. These results suggest that keel-bone fractures may be associated with bone quality.

Keywords

animal welfarebone metabolismbone microstructurebone mineral densitykeel-bone fracturelaying hen

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Research Article
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Animal Welfare , Volume 30 , Issue 1 , February 2021 , pp. 71 - 80
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© 2021 Universities Federation for Animal Welfare

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