The Effect of Hard Pecking Enrichment during Rear on Feather Cover, Feather Pecking Behaviour and Beak Length in Beak-Trimmed and Intact-Beak Laying Hen Pullets

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Laying hens may peck each other, painfully pulling out feathers and damaging flesh. There are many potential reasons and no obvious solutions, so the sharp tip of the beak is often carefully removed after hatching to limit the damage inflicted. Scientist have found it is useful to pr...

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Autores principales: Baker, Paula Elizabeth, Nicol, Christine Janet, Weeks, Claire Alexandra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8944788/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35327072
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani12060674

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8944788/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35327072
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani12060674

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