Laying hen’s mobility is impaired by keel bone fractures and does not improve with paracetamol treatment

Volume: 216, Pages: 19 - 25
Published: Jul 1, 2019
Abstract
Keel bone fractures (KBF) in laying hens pose a severe problem for animal welfare as they are likely to be associated with pain and suffering. Furthermore, they are suspected to hinder or restrict hens in their performance of natural species-specific behaviour. The aim of this study was to determine whether KBF affect laying hen behaviour in a non-cage system and whether this alteration is caused by pain. Forty Brown Nick and 40 Nick Chick hens...
Paper Details
Title
Laying hen’s mobility is impaired by keel bone fractures and does not improve with paracetamol treatment
Published Date
Jul 1, 2019
Volume
216
Pages
19 - 25
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