The association between plumage damage and feather-eating in free-range laying hens

The association between plumage damage and feather-eating in free-range laying hens

Severe feather-pecking (SFP) persists as a highly prevalent and detrimental behavioural problem in laying hens (Gallus gallus domesticus) worldwide. The present experiment investigated the association between feather-eating and plumage damage, a consequence of SFP, in groups of free-range, ISA Brown...

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Main Authors: K.M. Hartcher, P.H. Hemsworth, S.J. Wilkinson, P.C. Thomson, G.M. Cronin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:Animal
Subjects:
feather-pecking
feather-eating
laying hen
behaviour
plumage damage
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731115002608

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