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Do laying hens eat and forage in excreta from other hens?

Worldwide, farm animals are kept on litter or foraging substrate that becomes increasingly soiled throughout the production cycle. For animals like laying hens, this means that it is likely they would scratch, forage and consume portions of excreta found in the litter or foraging substrate. However,...

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Autores principales: von Waldburg-Zeil, C. G., van Staaveren, N., Harlander-Matauschek, A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6340106/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29804554
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1751731118001143