Effects of edible environmental enrichments during the rearing and laying periods in a littered aviary—Part 2: physical development of pullets and performance, egg quality, and carcass composition in laying hens

Feather pecking and cannibalism are 2 major problems in laying hens' husbandry. Although additional environmental enrichment material (EM) supply is thought to lessen these problems, consistent evidences are lacking. This study examined the effects of EM supply (pecking stones and alfalfa bales...

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Autores principales: Schreiter, Ruben, Damme, Klaus, Klunker, Michael, Raoult, Camille, von Borell, Eberhard, Freick, Markus
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
Materias:
Management and Production
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7704716/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33248584
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2020.08.040

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7704716/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33248584
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2020.08.040

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