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Locomotor Behavior of Chickens Anticipating Incline Walking

Keel bone damage (KBD) is prevalent in hens raised for egg production, and ramps between different tiers in aviaries have potential to reduce the frequency of falls resulting in KBD. Effective use of ramps requires modulation of locomotion in anticipation of the incline. Inadequate adaptive locomoti...

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Autores principales: LeBlanc, Chantal, Tobalske, Bret, Szkotnicki, Bill, Harlander-Matauschek, Alexandra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5767578/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29376060
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2017.00233