The effect of perches in cages during pullet rearing and egg laying on hen performance, foot health, and plumage

ABSTRACT Enrichment of pullet cages with perches has not been studied. Our objective was to determine if access to metal perches during all or part of the life cycle of caged White Leghorns affected egg traits, foot health, and feather condition. Treatment 1 represented control chickens that never h...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Poultry science 2013-02, Vol.92 (2), p.310-320
Hauptverfasser:	Hester, P. Y., Enneking, S. A., Jefferson-Moore, K. Y., Einstein, M. E., Cheng, H. W., Rubin, D. A.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	animal health Animal Husbandry Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Animal Welfare Animals breasts cages Chickens Chickens - growth & development Chickens - physiology claws egg production egg weight eggs Eggs - standards epidemiology feathers Feathers - physiology feed conversion feeds feet Female Foot Foot - physiology Foot Diseases Foot Diseases - epidemiology Foot Diseases - veterinary growth & development hens Housing, Animal hyperkeratosis Keratosis Keratosis - epidemiology Keratosis - veterinary laying performance oviposition Ovum Ovum - physiology perches (animal housing) physiology Poultry Diseases Poultry Diseases - epidemiology pullets rearing Reproduction tail veterinary White Leghorn
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