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Effects of the poultry red mite (Dermanyssus gallinae) load on the plumage condition in commercial laying hen farms

Plumage damage (PD) resulting from severe feather pecking (SFP) is a significant problem for animal welfare, performance, and economics in commercial laying hen farms. Genetics, nutrition, and housing conditions are central complexes that contribute to the multifactorial cause of SFP. Practical expe...

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Autores principales: Schreiter, Ruben, Herzog, Marion, Freick, Markus
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9651546/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36367903
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277513