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Environmental change or choice during early rearing improves behavioural adaptability in laying hen chicks

Laying hens are typically moved to a novel environment after rearing, requiring adaptability to cope with change. We hypothesized that the standard rearing of laying hen chicks, in non-changing environments with limited choices (a single variant of each resource), impairs their ability to learn new...

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Autores principales: Skånberg, Lena, Newberry, Ruth C., Estevez, Inma, Keeling, Linda J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10105694/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37061610
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-33212-0