Selecting appropriate bedding to reduce locomotion problems in broilers

Two experiments were carried out at the Poultry Sector of the School of Agrarian Sciences of the Federal University of Grande Dourados to evaluate the incidence of leg problems in broilers reared on two distinct types of bedding material: rice husks or wood shavings, both new and reused. In both tri...

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Main Authors: ICL Almeida Paz, RG Garcia, R Bernardi, IA Nääs, FR Caldara, LW Freitas, LO Seno, VMOS Ferreira, DF Pereira, F Cavichiolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas 2010-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2010000300008