Feed particle selection and nutrient intake altered by pecking stone consumption and beak length in free-range laying hens

Feed particle selection and nutrient intake altered by pecking stone consumption and beak length in free-range laying hens

The present study investigated the effects of pecking stones on feeding behaviour of hens from 16 to 46 weeks of age. Eighteen flocks of Hy-Line Brown hens were housed in 2 commercial free-range housing systems. Farm A housed 10 flocks of beak trimmed (infrared beak treatment) hens in fixed sheds. F...

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Main Authors:	Zafar Iqbal, Kelly Drake, Robert A. Swick, Rider A. Perez-Maldonado, Isabelle Ruhnke
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2019-06-01
Series:	Animal Nutrition
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405654518300854

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