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The Dual-Purpose Hen as a Chance: Avoiding Injurious Pecking in Modern Laying Hen Husbandry
SIMPLE SUMMARY: Dual purpose chickens are one solution to the killing of male day-old chickens from the layer strains. However, modern laying hen husbandry faces further challenges, for instance, the frequent occurrence of injurious pecking. This behavior is seen as a sign of stress in the offending...
Autores principales: | Giersberg, Mona Franziska, Spindler, Birgit, Rodenburg, Bas, Kemper, Nicole |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7023478/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31861732 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani10010016 |
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