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The effect of an enriched laying environment on welfare, performance, and egg quality parameters of laying hens kept in a cage system
The aim of this study was to evaluate the welfare and performance of laying hens kept in a furnished cage system equipped with additional feeders. A total of 72 Lohmann Brown hens were randomly assigned to 4 experimental groups. Each group consisted of 6 cages housing 3 birds per cage (18 birds per...
Autores principales: | Konkol, Damian, Popiela, Ewa, Korczyński, Mariusz |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7597920/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32731962 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2020.04.017 |
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