creators_name: Zeltner, Esther
creators_name: Hirt, Helen
type: conference_item
datestamp: 2006-02-10
lastmod: 2009-08-20 14:29:03
metadata_visibility: show
title: Optimising the use of hen runs by structures
ispublished: unpub
subjects: 9poultry
full_text_status: public
keywords:  laying hens, hen run, structures, management , Biogeflügelhaltung, Grünauslauf
abstract: 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. 
date: 2005
date_type: published
refereed: never
citation: Zeltner, Esther and Hirt, Helen (2005) Optimising the use of hen runs by structures. European workshop for scientists, farmers, environmental specialists, policymakers and consumer organisations, Nijmegen, Netherlands, 18-20 April 2005. [ Unpublished, ]
document_url: http://orgprints.org/6464/1/Zeltner-2005henrun.pdf