Effects of edible environmental enrichments during the rearing and laying periods in a littered aviary—Part 2: physical development of pullets and performance, egg quality, and carcass composition in laying hens

Effects of edible environmental enrichments during the rearing and laying periods in a littered aviary—Part 2: physical development of pullets and performance, egg quality, and carcass composition in laying hens

Feather pecking and cannibalism are 2 major problems in laying hens' husbandry. Although additional environmental enrichment material (EM) supply is thought to lessen these problems, consistent evidences are lacking. This study examined the effects of EM supply (pecking stones and alfalfa bales...

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Main Authors: Ruben Schreiter, Klaus Damme, Michael Klunker, Camille Raoult, Eberhard von Borell, Markus Freick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:Poultry Science
Subjects:
enrichment
laying hen
performance
mortality
economics
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579120305794

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