Providing laying hens in group-housed enriched cages with access to barley silage reduces aggressive and feather-pecking behaviour

Two trials were conducted to study the effect of feeding barley silage on the behaviour and performance of beak-trimmed laying hens. In each trial, 20 hens and 2 roosters were housed in each of eight group-housed enriched cages, with four cages provided a laying hen diet and four cages additionally...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Canadian journal of animal science 2016-06, Vol.96 (2), p.161-171
Hauptverfasser:	Johannson, S.G., Raginski, C., Schwean-Lardner, K., Classen, H.L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	alimentation liquide bien-être butinage condition des plumes enrichissement environnemental environmental enrichment feather condition foraging welfare WELFARE, BEHAVIOUR, AND MANAGEMENT wet feeding
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