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Assessment of Plumage and Integument Condition in Dual-Purpose Breeds and Conventional Layers

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Behavioural problems, such as injurious pecking, are major welfare concerns in laying hen husbandry. To take adequate measures at the right time, useful information about the occurrence of these problems in a flock can be obtained by examining the hens for feather loss and skin injur...

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Autores principales: Giersberg, Mona Franziska, Spindler, Birgit, Kemper, Nicole
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5742791/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29231892
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani7120097