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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...
Autores principales: | Schreiter, Ruben, Damme, Klaus, Freick, Markus |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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