Effect of different litter materials on foot pad dermatitis, hock burn and feather coverage in broiler chickens
An experiment was conducted to evaluate the feather coverage on breast and thighs in meat type chickens, reared on three different types of litter materials, including wood shavings, shredded paper and chopped wheat straw. The experiment lasted for 72 days. A total of 447 one-day-old meat type chick...
Main Authors: | Dušan TERČIČ, Mirjana ŽOLGER, Mojca PESTOTNIK |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)
2015-12-01
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Series: | Acta Agriculturae Slovenica |
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Online Access: | https://journals.uni-lj.si/aas/article/view/12694 |
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