FIGURE 4.
Effect of rearing systems on bone histomorphometry of aged laying hens (95 weeks of age) [humerus, (A,B,E–H); femur, (C,D,I-L)]. Humeri and femurs were sectioned and stained with Goldner’s trichrome [(A,C), the CCS group; (B,D), the AVS group; red arrow, cortical bone; black arrow, trabecular bone]. (E,I) Trabecular bone volume/tissue volume (BV/TV), (F,J) Trabecular thickness (Tb.Th), (G,K) Trabecular number (Tb.N), (H,L) Trabecular separation (Tb.Sp). BV/TV, Tb.Th, Tb.N and Tb.Sp were counted under blinded analysis (n = 6). CCS, conventional caging system; AVS, aviary system.
