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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...
Autores principales: | Campbell, D. L. M, Ali, A. B. A, Karcher, D. M, Siegford, J. M |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2017
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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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