6266: Laying hen husbandry: group size and use of hen-runs
(2000) Laying hen husbandry: group size and use of hen-runs. Paper presented at International IFOAM Scientific Conference, Basel, 28 to 31 August 2000.
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Summary
With regard to welfare reasons, various label productions limit the number of laying hens allowed per flock. The question arose whether the group size has an influence on the use of laying hen runs.
| Document Language: | English |
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| Keywords: | laying hen, animal husbandry, run management, behaviour, Biogeflügelhaltung |
| Subject Areas: | Animal husbandry > Production systems > Poultry |
| Research affiliation: | Switzerland > FiBL > Animal Husbandry and Breeding |
| Total budget (Euro): | 0 |
| Orgprints ID Number: | 6266 |
| Contact: | Hirt, Helen |
| Deposited On: | 11 November 2005 |
| EPrint Type: | Conference paper |
| Published?: | Unpublished |
| Peer Review Status: | Not peer-reviewed |
| Related Links: | http://www.fibl.org/forschung/tierhaltung/biogefluegelhaltung/index.php |
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