Providing ramps in rearing aviaries affects laying pullet distribution, behavior and bone properties

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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Main Authors: A. Stratmann, D. Guggisberg, C. Benavides-Reyes, J. Siegford, M.J. Toscano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:Journal of Applied Poultry Research
Subjects:
keel
transition
rear
development
bone health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1056617122000472

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