Bone strength statistical distribution functions for broilers.
Shear and three-point bending tests were conducted on the femur and tibia bones from Hubbard broilers to establish the type of statistical distribution function that best fits bone strength data. In the past it was assumed that these types of data followed a normal distribution. The results of this investigation indicate that a log-normal function best describes the mechanical properties of the tibia and a normal function describes the properties of the femur. Overall the results of the distribution analysis indicate that the mechanical properties of bone tend to follow a log-normal distribution.
D000818:Animals; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000502:physiology*; D002645:Chickens / Q000502:physiology*; D004548:Elasticity; D005269:Femur / Q000502:physiology; D012016:Reference Values; D013718:Tensile Strength; D013977:Tibia / Q000502:physiology