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Cage Layer Fatigue in Poultry

Published: February 19, 2013
Summary
The term cage layer fatigue was initially used in North America (Couch, 1955) to describe a leg weakness in high producing hens housed in cages. Caged layer fatigue (CLF) seems to be an extreme consequence of loss of structural bone in the vertebrae that leads to spinal bone collapse and paralysis (Urist and Deutsch, 1960 Bell and Siller, 1962) which is and characterized by an inability to ...
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Dr. H. Hamadani
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir
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Maheswar Rath
14 de agosto de 2013
thanks dr you have mentioned about cage layer bone problem which impact the layers. Phosphorous available levels in feed specially in layers in cages would show such problem with out that the levels of ca:P would not be maintained and vitD3 is also always added as supplement premix. Available phosphorous can be worked out using DCP and MCP which solve your problem in commercial layers. thank you sir you have come out with important points. dr m rath consultant
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Muhammad Asif Raza
5 de octubre de 2013
cage layer fatigue is comman in layers specially which are rear on floor and than shifted in cages.THESE type of birds are more effected with cage layer fatigue.Best solution is to increase levels of calcium upto3.7%and phosphorus 0.5% in feed.
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Gasto Andongwisye
18 de abril de 2020

Thanks much for the information and actually this will help me because I have the same problem.

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Aleminesh Gutema
9 de junio de 2021
Dr I have around 59 egg layer chicken i start in small house . at that time i get 38-40 egg per day .but know i bought cage for 100 chicken after the hen shifted to cage they total stop laying egg .but before that they eat their then stop laying egg what is their problem
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