Low dietary energy concentration, high nonstarch polysaccharide concentration, and coarse particle sizes of nonstarch polysaccharides affect the behavior of feather-pecking-prone laying hens

Poultry Science

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 485-496

  Van Krimpen, M M ^a   Kwakkel, R P ^a   Van Der Peet Schwering, C M C ^a   Den Hartog, L A ^a,b   Verstegen, M W A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Nutreco R and D   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Eating behavior; Energy dilution; Feather pecking; Laying hen; Nonstarch polysaccharide

Indexed keywords

EID: 40949116803     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2007-00279     Document Type: Article

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