An evaluation of potential dustbathing substrates for commercial broiler chickens
Provision of an appropriate dustbathing substrate may allow broiler chickens to satisfy a natural motivation and give them an opportunity to exercise. The main aim of this study was to evaluate the extent to which different substrates promote dustbathing behaviour in broilers. The trial was replicat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Animal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731117003408 |