Impacts of access to legume- or grass-based pasture on behaviour, physiological responses and bacterial load of laying hens
Despite the plethora of studies on the impacts of access to runs on chickens, there is a paucity of information on the welfare and behavioural repertoire of hens raised in the deep litter houses with or without access to legume- or grass-based pasture. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the imp...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2024-07-01
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| Series: | Heliyon |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024108110 |