Laying hens prefer softer over harder mineral-based pecking stones and peck them more at the end of the light period
Mineral-based pecking stones (PS) are edible enrichments for poultry that comprise a high proportion of calcium. We aimed to determine whether laying hens prefer a Soft (easier to ingest) versus a Hard mineral-based PS with the same calcium content, if pecking at PS follows a diurnal pattern similar...
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Main Authors: | Madeleine McAuley, Linda J. Caston, Tina M. Widowski |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2025-01-01
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Series: | Poultry Science |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579124011532 |
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