Does Rearing Laying Hens in Aviaries Adversely Affect Long-Term Welfare following Transfer to Furnished Cages?
Published: December 22, 2014
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Introduction Following the EU Council Directive ban on conventional ‘battery’ cages (99/74/EC) which came into full effect in January 2012 [1], concerns for the welfare implications of certain rearing and production system combinations have arisen. Previous studies indicate that rearing conditions affect the welfare of birds in the producing stage. Nicol et al. [2] found that previ...
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29 de marzo de 2015
We recently published an article indicating that rearing in aviaries compared to rearing in traditional cages improves the spatial cognitive ability of laying hens. The article can be found at the following cite:
http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2015.00003/abstract
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