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Early-life interventions to prevent feather pecking and reduce fearfulness in laying hens
Severe feather pecking, the pulling out of feathers of conspecifics, is a major welfare issue in laying hens. Possible underlying causes are fearfulness and lack of foraging opportunities. Because early life is a crucial stage in behavioral development, adapting the incubation and rearing environmen...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10404761/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37343352 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2023.102801 |