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- Title
Behavioral and Genetic Adaptation of Laying Hens to High-Density Environments.
- Authors
Craig, James V.
- Abstract
High-density, barren-cage environments are provided for most hens kept for egg production. Beak trimming, toenail removal, decreasing group size, increasing space per hen, and certain alterations in cage design increase well-being and pro-ductivity of individual hens. Preliminary evidence indicates that selection may sig-nificantly improve adaptation via changes in behavioral characteristics. [Accepted for publication 18 June 1981)
- Subjects
HENS; BIRDCAGES; AGRICULTURAL egg production; POULTRY breeding; POULTRY housing; TOENAILS; GENETICS; EGG incubation; BIRD breeders
- Publication
BioScience, 1982, Vol 32, Issue 1, p33
- ISSN
0006-3568
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/1308752