Incubation and hatching conditions of laying hen chicks explain a large part of the stress effects from commercial large-scale hatcheries
In commercial egg production, laying hen chicks are exposed to several stressful events during incubation, hatching, and their first hours in life. We have previously shown that hatching and processing are associated with increased corticosterone concentration and further affect behavior and stress...
Main Authors: | Louise Hedlund, Per Jensen |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-01-01
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Series: | Poultry Science |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579120307665 |
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