Motivation to dust-bathe of laying hens housed in cages and in aviaries
New housing systems for commercial egg production, furnished cages and non-cage systems, should improve the welfare of laying hens. In particular, thanks to the presence of a litter area, these new housing systems are thought to satisfy the dust-bathing motivation of hens more than in conventional c...
| Published in: | Animal |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2007-01-01
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731107705323 |