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A critical review on the welfare of Japanese quail in cage-free housing: Current knowledge and future perspectives [PDF]
Poultry ScienceDesirée S Jansson +2 more
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Poultry, 2023 The housing environment has become a critical issue for consumers of eggs and egg products. Therefore, it is imperative to understand how various housing environments can affect the modern laying hen.
Benjamin N. Alig +3 more
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Austral Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2023 The aim of this study was to determine external and internal quality parameters of industrial (cages and cage-free) and family farms eggs that are normally available at groceries in developing countries such as Chile.
Monica Gandarillas +4 more
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Foods, 2022 The cage-free system has gained a lot of interest in recent years because it can offer chickens more freedom and is easier to manage compared with free-range rearing systems, but few studies have focused on the effect of the cage-free rearing system on ...
Liubin Yang +6 more
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Cage-Free Pullets Minimally Affected by Stocking Density Stressors. [PDF]
Animals (Basel)Management choices during the pullet phase can affect behavior, welfare, and health later in life, but few studies have evaluated the pullet phase, particularly in extensive housing systems. This study was a 2 × 2 factorial randomized complete block design (RCBD) with two strains and two stocking densities. The Lohmann LB-Lite and Lohmann LSL-Lite were
Abraham ME +7 more
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The Journal of Poultry Science, 2023 In recent years, the market share for cage-free eggs has gradually increased. Because commercially available cage-free eggs are often produced not only by several housing systems but also with different feed crude protein (CP) levels, there are combined ...
Reo Yokoyama +3 more
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Changes in Serum Protein Profile in Laying Hens Housed in a Cage-Free System. [PDF]
Vet Med IntThe objective of this study was to characterize the distribution of serum proteins in laying hens reared under cage‐free open farm conditions and to evaluate the changes in the concentrations of serum protein fractions throughout the 1‐year laying period. Ten Dekalb White white‐egg–laying hens were blood sampled from the wing vein at 17, 22, 29, 38, 50,
Tóthová C +5 more
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Intestinal Microbiota of Commercial Laying Hens in a Cage-Free System Fed with Probiotics. [PDF]
Animals (Basel)The cage-free rearing of laying hens combined with probiotics promotes intestinal health. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of adding probiotics on the intestinal microbiota of Isa Brown laying hens raised in a cage-free system. A total of 450 Isa Brown hens, 19 weeks old, were used in a cage-free system over three 28-day cycles in a ...
Silva WJD +11 more
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The Effect of Housing Environment on Physical Egg Quality of White Egg Layers
Poultry, 2023 Currently, the egg industry is experiencing a shift in demand for eggs from cage-free environments. This study aims to evaluate the egg quality parameters of white eggs laid in several different housing environments utilized in the industry.
Benjamin N. Alig +2 more
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Environmental sampling methods' influence on detection of pathogens in cage-free aviary housing. [PDF]
Poult Sci, 2023 The environmental sampling of layer housing systems is essential to identifying potential pathogens that are of concern to human health. To identify the natural occurrence of pathogens (Listeria, Campylobacter, and Salmonella) at various locations in a cage-free aviary housing system, swabs were collected when hens were 22 to 39 wks of age.
Garcia JS +4 more
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