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Effects of Outdoor Stocking Density on Growth, Feather Damage and Behavior of Slow-Growing Free-Range Broilers
SIMPLE SUMMARY: Providing meat-type chickens free access to pasture is intended to improve their wellbeing by allowing them opportunities to express their natural behaviors and mitigate discomfort associated with indoor housing. However, there is limited information on how much pasture space is need...
Autores principales: | Phillips, Hannah N., Heins, Bradley J. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7998225/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33806581 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani11030688 |
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