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3787: Hühnerhecken für den Ökologischen Landbau [Hedges for Laying Hens on Organic Farms ]

van Elsen, Thomas; Kern, Ronny and Heß, Jürgen (2005) Hühnerhecken für den Ökologischen Landbau [Hedges for Laying Hens on Organic Farms ]. Poster presented at 8. Wissenschaftstagung Ökologischer Landbau - Ende der Nische, Kassel, 01.03.2005 - 04.03.2005; Published in Heß, J and Rahmann, G, Eds. Ende der Nische, Beiträge zur 8. Wissenschaftstagung Ökologischer Landbau.

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Summary

In former centuries hedge rows had been used in many ways by farmers. Leaves were harvested as winter fodder and hedges were used as living fences. A new approach to integrate hedge rows into modern organic farming is to combine hedges with outdoor runs for laying hens. Agro-environmental schemes may bring new opportunities for production hedges in farming systems.

Document Language:Deutsch - German
Subject Areas: Animal husbandry > Production systems > Poultry
Environmental aspects > Biodiversity and ecosystem services
Research affiliation: International Conferences > Scientific Conferences for D,A,CH (Wissenschaftstagung) > Scientific conference 2005
Germany > FiBL Germany > Naturschutz
Total budget (Euro):0
Orgprints ID Number:3787
Contact:van Elsen, Dr. Thomas
Deposited On:05 March 2005
EPrint Type:Conference poster
Published?:Published
Peer Review Status:Peer-reviewed and accepted

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