Effects of edible environmental enrichments during the rearing and laying periods in a littered aviary—Part 1: integument condition in pullets and laying hens
Severe feather pecking is a damaging allopecking behavior in pullets and laying hens which was found to be associated with multiple factors. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the occurrence of feather pecking could be reduced by additional environmental enrichment materials (EM; pecki...
Main Authors: | Ruben Schreiter, Klaus Damme, Michael Klunker, Camille Raoult, Eberhard von Borell, Markus Freick |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-11-01
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Series: | Poultry Science |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S003257912030482X |
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