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https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/31120| Title: | Body weight is associated with welfare, health and egg production status in commercial free-range laying hens | Contributor(s): | Sibanda, T Z (author) ; Kolakshyapati, M (author) ; de Souza Vilela, J (author); Courtice, J (author); Ruhnke, Isabelle (author) |
Publication Date: | 2019-10-01 | Open Access: | Yes | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/31120 | Open Access Link: | https://doi.org/10.1071/ANv59n11abstracts |
Abstract: | Free-range housing systems are known for their increased biosecurity risk due to the increased hen exposure to various pathogens. However, use of indoor structures such as aviary systems may also be a potential risk for keel bone damage and may impact feather cover due to the increased exposure to other hens. Hen body weight is known to influence hen health, the immune system, and hen ovulation rate, but also the behaviour of an individual hen and may subsequently increase or decrease the likelihood of pathogen infection (Kilpinen et al., 2004). The aim of this study was to assess the welfare, health and egg production status of hens with different body weight in commercial free-range laying hens. | Publication Type: | Conference Publication | Conference Details: | RAAN 2019: Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition - Australia, Armidale, Australia, 25th - 27th October, 2019 | Source of Publication: | Animal Production Science, 59(11), p. xiii-xiii | Publisher: | CSIRO Publishing | Place of Publication: | Australia | ISSN: | 1836-5787 1836-0939 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 300306 Animal welfare | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 100411 Poultry | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | E3 Extract of Scholarly Conference Publication | Description: | Publication also known as "Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition - Australia 2019" |
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| Appears in Collections: | Conference Publication School of Environmental and Rural Science |
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