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Stocking Density Affects Stress and Anxious Behavior in the Laying Hen Chick During Rearing

SIMPLE SUMMARY: ‘Crowding’, keeping too many birds per m(2), is one of the largest welfare concerns in the poultry industry. It is therefore worrisome that there is a gap in research investigating the effects of high stocking densities during the rearing phase of laying hens. This study evaluated an...

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Autores principales: von Eugen, Kaya, Nordquist, Rebecca E., Zeinstra, Elly, van der Staay, Franz Josef
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6406350/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30744165
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani9020053