Preliminary Evaluation of a Nest Usage Sensor to Detect Double Nest Occupations of Laying Hens

Conventional cage systems will be replaced by housing systems that allow hens to move freely. These systems may improve hens’ welfare, but they lead to some disadvantages: disease, bone fractures, cannibalism, piling and lower egg production. New selection criteria for existing commercial strains sh...

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Main Authors: Mauro Zaninelli, Annamaria Costa, Francesco Maria Tangorra, Luciana Rossi, Alessandro Agazzi, Giovanni Savoini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-01-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/15/2/2680