Does rearing laying hens in aviaries adversely affect long-term welfare following transfer to furnished cages?
This study tests the hypothesis that hens that are reared in aviaries but produce in furnished cages experience poorer welfare in production than hens reared in caged systems. This hypothesis is based on the suggestion that the spatial restriction associated with the transfer from aviaries to cages...
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| Main Authors: | Fernanda M Tahamtani, Tone Beate Hansen, Rachel Orritt, Christine Nicol, Randi O Moe, Andrew M Janczak |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0107357 |
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