Performance of free-range chickens reared in production modules enriched with shade net and perches

An experiment was carried out to evaluate the effect of environmental enrichment in a free-range chicken production system on live performance as a function of microclimate, physiological parameters, and performance parameters. Four production modules were divided into four pens with 10 birds each,...

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Main Authors: MJB Santos, H Pandorfi, CBV Rabello, EP Silva, TR Torres, PA Santos, WB Morril, NM Duarte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas 2014-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2014000100003&lng=en&tlng=en