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| Nielsen, Birte L.. |
| 1. The relationship between perching behaviour, availability of perches and the incidence and severity of breast blisters in broilers was investigated together with a comparison between two slow-growing broiler strains. 2. Sixteen single strain groups (n=60) of Labresse and i657 broilers were subjected throughout the experiment to one of three perch availabilities: 15 cm per bird (Labresse and i657), 7.5 cm per bird (i657 only), and 0 cm per bird (i657 only) with four replicates per treatment. The birds were housed indoors from day-old, and at 43 days of age 52 birds from each group were moved to outdoor housing facilities with access to grass-covered outdoor areas until slaughter at 84 days of age. 3. The use of perches was monitored via video... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Health and welfare; Poultry. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/1355/1/Breast_blisters_2004.pdf |
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