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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

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Keywords

Coturnix coturnix Japonica, egg quality, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, thyroxine

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73

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