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Differences in Pre-Laying Behavior between Floor-Laying and Nest-Laying Pekin Ducks

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Floor-laying is a behavior seen in farmed ducks, where eggs are laid onto the shed floor rather than in the nest boxes provided. This behavior costs producers, due to damaged eggs, and may be a negative experience for those birds performing it. However, factors contributing to floor...

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Autores principales: Barrett, Lorelle, Malecki, Irek, Blache, Dominique
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6406234/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30699974
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani9020040