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Animals, 2021 Previous research indicates that the musculoskeletal development of pullets is improved when pullets are reared in aviaries compared to conventional rearing cages. However, there are considerable differences in rearing aviary design.
Alexandra Harlander-Matauschek +1 more
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Poultry Science, 2020 : Aviaries provide hens with many resources, but birds must develop motor and cognitive skills to use them properly. Introducing birds to aviaries at older ages has been reported to result in less use of perches, nests, and vertical space, which can ...
S.S. MacLachlan +3 more
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Developing a novel welfare assessment tool for loose-housed laying hens – the Aviary Transect method
Poultry Science, 2022 : This study compared welfare assessment results in aviary flocks using 3 approaches: 1) A novel Aviary Transect method, 2) AssureWel, and 3) the Norwegian farm advisors’ NorWel method. The Aviary Transect time requirement, interobserver reliability, and
Guro Vasdal +2 more
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019 Roosting on elevated perches is a behavioral priority in laying hens, which is well-investigated in both experimental and commercial settings. However, little is known about perching behavior and perch requirements of alternative hybrids, such as dual ...
Mona Franziska Giersberg +2 more
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Varro's Aviary at Casinum [PDF]
Journal of Roman Studies, 1919 Of all the products of ancient Roman civilisation, few were more distinctive than the great villas which, especially in the last century of the republic and the first of the empire, sprang up in obedience to the owners' will, not only on the outskirts of the capital, on the lower slopes of the Alban Hills, and along the fair and salubrious shores of ...
A. W. Van Buren, R. M. Kennedy
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Effects of Dust Bath Design on Hen Behavior in New Aviary Systems in China [PDF]
AnimalsAlternative housing systems for laying hens, such as the aviary, promote the expression of dustbathing behavior by providing substrate materials to improve their welfare.
Zhihao Zhang +5 more
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Aviary Segmentation: Theory and Method [PDF]
, 2017 The proliferation of social media has spawned new lifestyles that guide consumer behavior. Understanding the connection between lifestyles and consumer behavior has become much more important in a world with social media because businesses can more easily provide the right information to the right people, as well as identify who the right people are to
Lynn R. Kahle +3 more
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Effects of pullet housing on bone development in aviary-housed Dekalb White hens [PDF]
Poultry Science: The skeletal health of laying hens improves when birds are given opportunities to perform load-bearing movements with elevated structures, such as perches.
Maja M. Makagon +5 more
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Influence of housing system on the physical, morphological, and mechanical properties of Japanese quail eggs [PDF]
Journal of Central European Agriculture, 2021 The objective of this study was to determine the influence of housing system on the physical, morphological, and mechanical properties of Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) eggs.
Ante Galić +6 more
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