Free-Range Rearing Density for Male and Female Milanino Chickens: Growth Performance and Stress Markers

SUMMARY: The Milanino is a heavy Italian chicken breed and represents an important genetic resource for alternative production systems. Due to the absence of standard management guidelines for local chicken breeds, this study aims to determine the space requirement to achieve a good equilibrium betw...

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Main Authors: Fabio Mosca, Luisa Zaniboni, Nicolaia Iaffaldano, Ahmad Abdel Sayed, Maria G. Mangiagalli, Grazia Pastorelli, Silvia Cerolini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-12-01
Series:Journal of Applied Poultry Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1056617119323001