Laying hens in aviaries with different litter substrates: Behavior across the flock cycle and feather lipid content

The tiered aviary for laying hens includes a floor litter area to promote foraging and dust bathing. Data are needed on hens’ use of different litter substrates and effectiveness of substrates in removing excess feather lipids to ensure a suitable litter area. Bovans White hens were housed in commer...

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Autores principales: Campbell, D. L. M, Ali, A. B. A, Karcher, D. M, Siegford, J. M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
Materias:
Animal Well-Being and Behavior
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5850108/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29050413
http://dx.doi.org/10.3382/ps/pex204

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5850108/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29050413
http://dx.doi.org/10.3382/ps/pex204

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