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Effects of Maternal Care During Rearing in White Leghorn and Brown Nick Layer Hens on Cognition, Sociality and Fear

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Chickens raised to lay eggs are housed from hatch in groups of animals of the same age, and without maternal care from a broody hen. There are several hybrid lines of hens used in egg farming, each of which show their own behavioral profile. Both the presence (or absence) of a mother...

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Autores principales: Hewlett, Susie E., Nordquist, Rebecca E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6680883/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31323729
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani9070454