Providing ramps in rearing aviaries affects laying pullet distribution, behavior and bone properties
SUMMARY: To ensure that laying hens can make full use of the various resources within an aviary barn and develop optimum bone health while minimizing keel bone fractures, appropriate cognitive and bone development during rearing is critical. Given previous work documenting the benefit of ramps that...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Applied Poultry Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1056617122000472 |