Keel bone fractures induce a depressive-like state in laying hens

Armstrong, EA; Rufener, C; Toscano, MJ; Eastham, JE; Guy, JH; Sandilands, V; Boswell, T; Smulders, TV

Armstrong, EA (corresponding author), Newcastle Univ, Ctr Behav & Evolut, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, England.; Armstrong, EA (corresponding author), Newcastle Univ, Biosci Inst, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, England.

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 2020; 10 (1):

Abstract

In commercial flocks of laying hens, keel bone fractures (KBFs) are prevalent and associated with behavioural indicators of pain. However, whether the......

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