Effects of environmental enrichment and lack of beak trimming on aspects of health, behaviour and production of commercial turkeys

Effects of environmental enrichment and lack of beak trimming on aspects of health, behaviour and production of commercial turkeys

Aim of study: The purpose of this study was to verify whether the insertion of a pecking object as an environmental enrichment (EE) would be sufficient to prevent the beak trimming (BT) process in turkeys. Area of study: Southern Brazil. Material and methods: A total of 3,116 female turkeys of the...

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Main Authors: Josiane G. Busatta, Luciana Foppa, Jhonatan Sperandio, Daniele S. Martins, Cristiane G. Titto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) 2024-11-01
Series:Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research
Subjects:
animal welfare
behaviour
injurious pecking
negative interaction
pecking objects
Online Access:https://sjar.revistas.csic.es/index.php/sjar/article/view/20638
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