MORTALITY, PRODUCTION AND QUALITY OF EGGS OF DIFFERENT REARING SYSTEMS

ABSTRACT The conventional production of eggs in cage systems is intense and compromises the laying hens welfare. More demanding consumer markets have been pushing to abolish the use of cages and thus provide better welfare in poultry laying. This research evaluated the mortality, production, and egg...

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Main Authors: Bartira de O. Tavares, Danilo F. Pereira, Douglas D'Alessandro Salgado, Priscilla A. Bustos Mac-Lean
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola 2018-08-01
Series:Engenharia Agrícola
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/pdf/eagri/v38n4/1809-4430-eagri-38-04-0478.pdf