Feather Pecking in Non-Beak-Trimmed and Beak-Trimmed Laying Hens on Commercial Farms with Aviaries

Severe feather pecking (SFP) is a major animal welfare problem in layers. It results in pain and injuries in the affected animal. It was the aim of this study to gain insight into the actual pecking behavior of laying hens kept on commercial farms with flock sizes common in practice. We observed agg...

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Auteurs principaux: Angela Schwarzer, Christina Plattner, Shana Bergmann, Elke Rauch, Michael Erhard, Sven Reese, Helen Louton
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Langue:EN
Publié: MDPI AG 2021
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/6b2ee65a0b0142cb874ea094d5703632
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