Laying hen husbandry: group size and use of hen-runs (original) (raw)
Hirt, Helen; Hördegen, Philipp and Zeltner, Esther (2000) Laying hen husbandry: group size and use of hen-runs. Paper at: International IFOAM Scientific Conference, Basel, 28 to 31 August 2000. [Unpublished]
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Summary in the original language of the document
With regard to welfare reasons, various label productions limit the number of laying hens allowed per flock. The question arose whether the group size has an influence on the use of laying hen runs.
| EPrint Type: | Conference paper, poster, etc. |
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| Type of presentation: | Paper |
| Keywords: | laying hen, animal husbandry, run management, behaviour, Biogeflügelhaltung |
| Agrovoc keywords: | LanguageValueURIEnglishlaying hens -> layer chickenshttp://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c\_12109 |
| Subjects: | Animal husbandry > Production systems > Poultry |
| Research affiliation: | Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Animal > Animal breeding Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Animal > Animal welfare & housing Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Animal > Poultry |
| Related Links: | http://www.fibl.org/forschung/tierhaltung/biogefluegelhaltung/index.php |
| Deposited By: | Hirt, Helen |
| ID Code: | 6266 |
| Deposited On: | 11 Nov 2005 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Jul 2021 12:58 |
| Document Language: | English |
| Status: | Unpublished |
| Refereed: | Not peer-reviewed |
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