Possible risk factors for keel bone damage in organic laying hens

Jung, L; Niebuhr, K; Hinrichsen, LK; Gunnarsson, S; Brenninkmeyer, C; Bestman, M; Heerkens, J; Ferrari, P; Knierim, U

Jung, L (reprint author), Univ Kassel, Farm Anim Behav & Husb Sect, Nordbahnhofstr 1a, D-37213 Witzenhausen, Germany.

ANIMAL, 2019; 13 (10): 2356

Abstract

Keel bone damage (KBD) in laying hens is an important welfare problem in both conventional and organic egg production systems. We aimed to identify po......

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