Published January 12, 2022
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Severe Feather Pecking
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This factsheet is about severe feather pecking in laying hens. Two protocols to assess the pecking damages are detailed in this factsheet.
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- BILCIK, B KEELING, L J 1999 Changes in feather condition in relation to feather pecking and aggressive behaviour in laying hens Br Poult Sci 40 444 51
- FEATHERWEL 2013 Improving feather cover A guide to reducing the risk of injurious pecking occurring in non cage laying hens University of Bristol
- MAIN, D C J MULLAN, S ATKINSON, C BOND, A COOPER, M FRASER, A BROWNE, W J 2012 Welfare outcomes assessment in laying hen farm assurance schemes Animal Welfare, 21 389 396
- RODENBURG, T B VAN KRIMPEN, M M DE JONG, I C DE HAAS, E N KOPS, M S RIEDSTRA, B J NORDQUIST, R E WAGENAAR, J P BESTMAN, M NICOL, C J 2013 The prevention and control of feather pecking in laying hens Identifying the underlying principles World's Poultry Science Journal, 69 361 374
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- WELFAREQUALITY® 2019 Welfare Quality assessment protocol for laying hens Version 2 0 Welfare Quality Network