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Edible Environmental Enrichments in Littered Housing Systems: Do Their Effects on Integument Condition Differ Between Commercial Laying Hen Strains?

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Feather pecking can occur in laying hens. It is considered a behavioral disorder and can be triggered by a variety of factors. Feather pecking leads to plumage damage, which is detrimental to the welfare and performance of the animals. The behavior of allopecking is assigned to forag...

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Autores principales: Schreiter, Ruben, Damme, Klaus, Freick, Markus
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7767138/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33353146
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani10122434