Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
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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
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
