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Air Quality in Alternative Housing Systems May Have an Impact on Laying Hen Welfare. Part II—Ammonia
Animals, 2015 The EU ban on conventional barren cages for laying hens from 2012 has improved many aspects of laying hen welfare. The new housing systems allow for the expression of highly-motivated behaviors.
B. David +4 more
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Air Quality and Hen Health Status in Three Types of Commercial Laying Hen Houses [PDF]
, 2007 Environmental conditions and bird health are important elements in assessment of animal welfare for laying hen housing systems, but limited information is available comparing different types of systems. Three types of laying hen houses - caged high-rise,
Green, Angela +4 more
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A Study of Aflatoxicosis in Laying Hens
Poultry Science, 1970 Abstract INTRODUCTION THE lethal potential of aflatoxins was recognized when aflatoxins were discovered and found to be the etiological agent responsible for the losses of turkey poults (Blount, 1961), ducklings and chickens (Asplin and Carnaghan, 1961), swine (Loosmore and Harding, 1961), and calves (Loosmore and Markson, 1961) in Great Britain ...
Donald C. Kelley +2 more
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Evaluation of EC-5 Soil Moisture Sensorsfor Real-Time Determination of PoultryManure or Litter Moisture Content [PDF]
, 2014 Moisture content (Ψ) of poultry manure or litter is an important property of the material. Relating manure or litter Ψ to its ammonia (NH3) emission is conducive to assessing and/or controlling real-time ammonia emissions from the manure or litter ...
Barbosa do Nascimento, José +4 more
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Lysine requirement in laying hens
European Poultry Science, 1985 International ...
Uzu, G., Larbier, M.
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Poultry Science, 2015 This experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of feeding dietary fiber on cecal short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) concentration and cecal microbiota of broiler and laying-hen chicks.
M. Walugembe +5 more
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PROTECTING SHELL EGGS BETWEEN PACKING PLANT AND SUPERMARKET [PDF]
Studies the importance of factors affecting eggshell damage such as type of pack, age of laying hen and season of year.Agribusiness,
Lederer, Bruce E.
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Consumer perception and communication on welfare in organic laying hen farming [PDF]
, 2012 A major reason for increased societal popularity of organic production systems is the growing general discontent with intensive farming practices. However, urbanization leads to limited knowledge of farming and farm animal welfare.
Heerkens, Jasper, Tuyttens, Frank
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Factors Influencing Biosecurity Adoption on Laying Hen Farmers [PDF]
, 2014 The present study was undertaken to identify factors that influences biosecurity adoption on laying hen farmers in Sidrap district, South Sulawesi. This district was choosen because beside it was famous as the center of laying hen farms, it was also as ...
Ali, H.M. +6 more
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Behavioural Priorities of Laying Hens
Avian and Poultry Biology Reviews, 2003 This article reviews the behavioural requirements of laying hens. It primarily concentrates on evidence from consumer demand studies and relates this to the behavioural and physical consequences of denying hens opportunities to express certain activities.
Jonathan Cooper, Melissa J. Albentosa
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