Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
Abstract
In this study, the influence of hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism on the egg quality in 5 week-female Japanese quails was investigated. Hyperthyroidsm and hypothyroidism were achieved by mixing 0.4 mg/100 g. levatrocsyn-sodium and % 0.2 g. propylthiouracil (PTU) in to the food during the 5 weeks period, respectively. It was found that egg weight, albumen weight, shell weight and shell thickness values in both trial groups reduced (P
DOI
-
Keywords
Coturnix coturnix Japonica, egg quality, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, thyroxine
First Page
73
Last Page
78
Recommended Citation
ÖZCAN, MUKADDES; KIRMIZIBAYRAK, TURGUT; and ÇÖLTELİOĞLU, ÜLKER (1999) "The Effects of Hyperthyroidism and Hypothyroidism Over the Egg Quality in Japanese Quails (Coturnix coturnix Japonica)," Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 23: No. 7, Article 12. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol23/iss7/12
