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Effects of on-farm and traditional hatching on welfare, health, and performance of broiler chickens

In on-farm hatching systems, eggs that have been incubated for 18 D are transported to the broiler farm. After hatching around day 21, the chicks have immediate access to feed and water. By contrast, traditionally hatched chicks are in early life exposed to dust and pathogens in the hatcher, handlin...

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Autores principales: de Jong, Ingrid C., van Hattum, Theo, van Riel, Johan W., De Baere, Kris, Kempen, Ine, Cardinaels, Sofie, Gunnink, Henk
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7598315/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32988501
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2020.06.052