Calcium levels and evaluation of bone and egg in breeding ostriches

Submitted by Vitor Silverio Rodrigues (vitorsrodrigues@reitoria.unesp.br) on 2014-05-27T11:24:46Z No. of bitstreams: 0 Made available in DSpace on 2014-05-27T11:24:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2010-08-03 Analyses of mineral density in tibias and femurs of breeder ostriches had been carried on six couples 5-7 years old. During 8 weeks, 3 couples had been fed with ration of reproduction (T1) and other 3 couples with ration of maintenance (T2). It was possible to verify that the egg production was not affected by the diets, as well as the quality of egg shells. However the quality of the bones was worse for the birds fed of T2. Departamento de Produção Animal Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia Universidade Estadual Paulista, CEP 18618-000. Botucatu-SP Departamento de Anatomia Instituto de Biociências UNESP, Botucatu-SP Departamento de Produção Animal Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia Universidade Estadual Paulista, CEP 18618-000. Botucatu-SP Departamento de Anatomia Instituto de Biociências UNESP, Botucatu-SP