TY  - CONF
ID  - orgprints3773
UR  - http://orgprints.org/3773/
A1  - Fürmetz, A.
A1  - Keppler, C.
A1  - Knierim, U.
A1  - Deerberg, F.
A1  - Heß, J.
Y1  - 2005///
N2  - The use of the free-range area by laying hens housed in a mobile system and the resulting condition of the range were investigated. The free-range was used very intensively. On an average of nine complete observation days 35 % of the birds (23 ? 44 % means per day) were outside the house. The maximum of animals in the free range was 77 %. 75 % (60 ? 95 %) of the hens outside the house stayed in an area of 20 m around the house. This led to deteriorated conditions of the range in these areas. By moving the mobile house regularly (after 2 weeks in summer and 6 weeks in winter) a destruction of the vegetation could be avoided, while after not moving the house for three months in winter a complementary seeding became necessary.
We conclude that the use of mobile systems for poultry in conjunction with a regular change of position and sufficient area per animal can avoid destruction of the vegetation despite an intensive use of the free-range all year round.

PB  - kassel university press GmbH, Kassel
KW  - Auslaufnutzung
KW  -  Geflügel
KW  -  Haltung
ED  - Heß, J
ED  - Rahmann, G
TI  - Legehennen in einem mobilen Stallsystem - Auslaufnutzung und Flächenzustand -

AV  - public
ER  -