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Floor Substrate Preferences of Chickens: A Meta-Analysis

Environmental enrichment promotes sensory and motor stimulation for species-typical behaviors, which in turn enhance animal well-being. For farmed Galliformes, housing systems often limit enrichment to bedding and litter, that simultaneously act as material for dustbathing and foraging. Therefore, t...

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Autores principales: Monckton, Valerie, Ellis, Jennifer L., Harlander-Matauschek, Alexandra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7755596/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33363233
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.584162