6463: Optimising the use of hen runs by structures and management

Zeltner, Esther; Hirt, Helen and Hauser, J. (2005) Optimising the use of hen runs by structures and management. Poster presented at 7th European Symposium on Poultry Welfare, Lublin, Polen, 15-19 June 2005.

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Summary

One of the main problems in free range husbandry of laying hens is the uneven use of the hen run. This leads to an overuse of pasture near the hen house. In a series of behavioural experiments we tried to determine management and structuring factors which may result in more hens in the run and a more even distribution of the animals.

Document Language:	English
Keywords:	laying hens, hen run, structures, management , Biogeflügelhaltung, Grünauslauf, Strukturierung
Subject Areas:	Animal husbandry > Production systems > Poultry
Research affiliation:	Switzerland > FiBL > Animal Husbandry and Breeding
Total budget (Euro):	0
Orgprints ID Number:	6463
Contact:	Zeltner, Esther
Deposited On:	10 February 2006
EPrint Type:	Conference poster
Published?:	Unpublished
Peer Review Status:	Not peer-reviewed
Related Links:	http://www.fibl.org/english/research/animal-husbandry/poultry.php

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