Possible risk factors for keel bone damage in organic laying hens

Possible risk factors for keel bone damage in organic laying hens

Keel bone damage (KBD) in laying hens is an important welfare problem in both conventional and organic egg production systems. We aimed to identify possible risk factors for KBD in organic hens by analysing cross-sectional data of 107 flocks assessed in eight European countries. Due to partly missin...

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Main Authors: L. Jung, K. Niebuhr, L.K. Hinrichsen, S. Gunnarsson, C. Brenninkmeyer, M. Bestman, J. Heerkens, P. Ferrari, U. Knierim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Animal
Subjects:
welfare
keel bone fractures
keel bone deviation
palpation
epidemiological study
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S175173111900003X

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