creators_name: Zeltner, Esther
creators_name: Hirt, Helen
editors_name: Heß, J
editors_name: Rahmann, G
type: conference_item
datestamp: 2005-03-05
lastmod: 2009-08-20 14:24:16
metadata_visibility: show
title: Ethologische Untersuchungen zum Mauserumtrieb im Biolandbau
ispublished: pub
subjects: 9poultry
subjects: 5animalbreed
full_text_status: public
keywords: Geflügel, Haltung, Mauser, Biogeflügelhaltung 
poultry, husbandry, moulting
abstract: A longer life for laying hens is desired from an ethical point of view. Not only because the hens can be used for a longer period but also less male chicks would have to be killed at the age of one day. In large flocks of laying hens moulting has to be induced to prevent social instability in the flock. In this study, a method was investigated, to moult laying hens without too much stress for the hens. The chosen method with daily access to a bad weather hen run had no detectable negative effect on the behaviour of the hens. The moulting succeeded in improving egg quality and plumage condition.
date: 2005
date_type: published
publication: Ende der Nische, Beiträge zur 8. Wissenschaftstagung Ökologischer Landbau
publisher: kassel university press GmbH, Kassel
refereed: yes
citation: Zeltner, Esther and Hirt, Helen (2005) Ethologische Untersuchungen zum Mauserumtrieb im Biolandbau. [Ethological investigation on moulting laying hens in organic farming.] 8. Wissenschaftstagung Ökologischer Landbau – Ende der Nische, Kassel, 01.03.2005 - 04.03.2005. In: Heß, J and Rahmann, G (Eds.) Ende der Nische, Beiträge zur 8. Wissenschaftstagung Ökologischer Landbau, kassel university press GmbH, Kassel.
document_url: http://orgprints.org/3620/1/3620.pdf