Effects of Stocking Rate and Environmental Enrichment on the Ontogeny of Pecking Behavior of Laying Hen Pullets Confined in Aviary Compartments during the First 4 Weeks of Life

The objective of this study was to describe the ontogeny of the severe feather pecking (SFP), gentle feather pecking (GFP), aggressive pecking (AP), and enrichment pecking (EP) of non-beak-trimmed Lohmann Brown (LB)-pullets during the first 4 weeks of life (observation on 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 2...

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Published in:Animals
Main Authors: Angela Schwarzer, Michael Erhard, Paul Schmidt, Miriam Zismann, Helen Louton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-09-01
Subjects:
pullet
rearing period
feather pecking
behavior
environmental enrichment
stocking rate
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/19/2639

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