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Managing Free-Range Laying Hens—Part A: Frequent and Non-Frequent Range Users Differ in Laying Performance but Not Egg Quality

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Free-range laying hens are allowed to roam around and exhibit their desired behaviours including usage of the outdoor range. Consequently, flock sub-populations of high-range users (“rangers”) and low-range users (“stayers”) appear. The subpopulation effect on egg production and egg...

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Autores principales: Sibanda, Terence Zimazile, Kolakshyapati, Manisha, Welch, Mitchell, Schneider, Derek, Boshoff, Johan, Ruhnke, Isabelle
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7341289/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32517207
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani10060991