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ArticleBritish poultry science2025

Association of keel bone morphometry with keel bone damage and skeletal quality in the laying hen.

M B M Maidin, H A McCormack, P W Wilson, I J Liang, B Andersson, M Schmutz, I C Dunn

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Article in British poultry science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Keel Bone Damage in Commercial Laying Hen Hybrids.Veterinary medicine and science · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

M B M MaidinThe Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Roslin, UK.
H A McCormackThe Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Roslin, UK.
P W WilsonThe Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Roslin, UK.
I J LiangThe Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Roslin, UK.
B AnderssonGenetics Department, Lohmann Breeding GmBH, Cuxhaven, Germany.
M SchmutzGenetics Department, Lohmann Breeding GmBH, Cuxhaven, Germany.
I C DunnThe Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Roslin, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3630-0120

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

1. The aim of this work was to identify a heritable keel bone phenotype with a correlation to keel bone damage and/or skeletal bone strength that could be easily measured in the living hen to aid selection to prevent welfare issues.2. The scoring system used reflected the observed damage, keel bone dimensions and shape compared to traditional measurements of bone quality.3. Increased keel bone damage was associated with poor humerus and tibia breaking strengths (

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ChickensAnimalsBone DensityFemaleHumerusPhenotypeTibiabone strengthbreedinggeneticsKeellaying henswelfare

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PMID39466109
PMCPMC11974912

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