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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...
Autores principales: | Schreiter, Ruben, Damme, Klaus, Klunker, Michael, Raoult, Camille, von Borell, Eberhard, Freick, Markus |
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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/PMC7704716/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33248584 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2020.08.040 |
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