Can Non-Beak Treated Hens be Kept in Commercial Furnished Cages? Exploring the Effects of Strain and Extra Environmental Enrichment on Behaviour, Feather Cover, and Mortality

Commercial laying hens are prone to injurious pecking (IP), a common multifactorial problem. A 2 × 2 × 2 factorial design assessed the effects of breed (Lohmann Brown Classic (L) or Hyline Brown (H)), beak treatment (infra-red treated (T) or not (NT)), and environment (extra enrichment (EE) or no ex...

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Autores principales: Morrissey, Krysta L. H., Brocklehurst, Sarah, Baker, Laurence, Widowski, Tina M., Sandilands, Victoria
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4810045/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26927190
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani6030017

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4810045/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26927190
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani6030017

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