Frequent range visits further from the shed relate positively to free-range broiler chicken welfare

Little is known about the implications of accessing an outdoor range for broiler chicken welfare, particularly in relation to the distance ranged from the shed. Therefore, we monitored individual ranging behaviour of commercial free-range broiler chickens and identified relationships with welfare in...

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Main Authors: P.S. Taylor, P.H. Hemsworth, P.J. Groves, S.G. Gebhardt-Henrich, J.-L. Rault
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731119001514