Why-Oh-Why? Dark Brooders Reduce Injurious Pecking, Though Are Still Not Widely Used in Commercial Rearing of Layer Pullets

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Dark brooders mimic some aspects of maternal care, such as the provision of heat and a dark resting area. Dark brooders have a long-lasting reducing effect on injurious pecking, which improves feather cover and reduces mortality due to cannibalism into adulthood. The economic benefit...

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Autores principales: Sirovnik, Janja, Riber, Anja B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Commentary
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9138035/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35625122
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani12101276

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9138035/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35625122
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani12101276

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