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Can UV light induce movement in cage-free laying hens?
Journal of Applied Poultry Research, 2023 SUMMARY: In recent years, more farms have been transitioning to cage-free systems as multiple states passed regulations banning use of conventional cages, and several large food service companies pledged to exclusively source cage-free eggs by 2025–2026.
A.V. Mendoza, S. Weimer, Z. Williams
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On the relationship among birds and Trema micrantha in montane forests of Hispaniola
Novitates Caribaea, 2018 Avian frugivores are of great interest to ecologists because they play an important role in ecosystem functioning, and can serve as important components in habitat restoration.
Steven C. Latta
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Indonesian Journal of Biotechnology, 2020 The diversity of intestinal bacteria in geese correlates with environmental conditions, rearing methods, and consumed feeds. The intestinal bacteria composition is useful for the absorption of nutrition, improving the metabolism, and may be related to ...
R Susanti +3 more
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EFFICIENCY OF TABLE EGG PRODUCTION IN DIFFERENT HOUSING SYSTEMS AND FARM SIZES: A CASE STUDY BASED ON THREE HUNGARIAN FARMS [PDF]
Annals of the Polish Association of Agricultural and Agribusiness Economists, 2019 In the European Union, alternative housing systems (aviary, barn, free-range, organic) are increasingly used in laying hen populations (49.6%). Hungary is one of the member states where modified cage housing technology is prevalent, but this may change ...
Adél Dorottya Erdős +2 more
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Animals, 2022 This work investigates the effects of structural modifications on the welfare level and laying patterns of hens in a three-tier commercial aviary system.
Eleonora Nannoni +6 more
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Mesozoic aviary takes form [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2005 When I attempted a modern synthesis of avian evolution in 1980 (1), I told the then science editor at Harvard University Press that I thought the information on avian evolution was coming in so sluggishly that there would be little need for a quick revision. Was I ever wrong!
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Poultry Science, 2018 More than 90% of the commercial egg production in the United States is pledged to be in cage-free systems by 2025. Management practices like induced molting and litter area management have come under scrutiny because of the housing system change. The aim
Prafulla Regmi +5 more
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Novitates Caribaea, 2011 Se estudió el comportamiento de forrajeo de Parkesia motacilla (Parulidae) durante los meses septiembre-noviembre y enero-marzo (2008-2009) en una localidad de la provincia Duarte, en el noreste de República Dominicana.
Hodali Almonte-Espinosa, Steven Latta
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PLoS ONE, 2014 This study tests the hypothesis that hens that are reared in aviaries but produce in furnished cages experience poorer welfare in production than hens reared in caged systems.
Fernanda M Tahamtani +5 more
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Early training of hens: effects on the animal distribution in an aviary system [PDF]
Acta Fytotechnica et Zootechnica, 2020 The study aimed at evaluating if the training of hens at their arrival in the production farm affected the distribution of animals in the aviary. Training consisted in raising by hand animals found on litter after turning off the light during the first ...
Giulio Pillan
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