Influence of ACTH upon Avian Species and Osteoporosis. ∗

Abstract

Summary

Osteoporosis, occurring spontaneously in White Leghorn hens, was aggravated by injections of mammalian ACTH; the disorder did not develop in the male. It is suggested that there may be a causal relationship between ACTH, osteoporosis and the modern poultry disorder known as “Cage Layer Fatigue.”