Importance of Basic Research on the Causes of Feather Pecking in Relation to Welfare

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Feather pecking is a problematic behavior shown by commercially held laying hens who peck at and pull out feathers of their pen mates. In effort to battle the economic and welfare issues that result from feather pecking many studies on the subject focus on practical solutions (i.e.,...

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Autores principales: Fijn, Lisa B., van der Staay, F. Josef, Goerlich-Jansson, Vivian C., Arndt, Saskia S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Opinion
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7070775/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32012933
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani10020213

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7070775/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32012933
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani10020213

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