Influence of rearing and lay risk factors on propensity for feather damage in laying hens.
1. Feather pecking is one of the major problems facing the egg industry in non-cage systems and is set to become even more of an issue with the European Union ban on the keeping of laying hens in barren battery cages which comes into force in 2012 and the prospect of a ban on beak-trimming. Reducing...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2010
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