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The effect of piling behavior on the production and mortality of free-range laying hens
Piling, a dense cluster of hens, is a behavior of major concern to the cage-free egg industry. It can cause large numbers of mortalities at which point it is considered smothering. The aim of this study was to quantify whether piling can also have consequences on production and non-smothering mortal...
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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/PMC10465951/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37604022 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2023.102989 |