Effects of two different rearing systems (organic and barn) on production performance, animal welfare traits and egg quality characteristics in laying hens;Effetto di due differenti sistemi di allevamento della gallina ovaiola (biologico e a terra) su performances produttive, benessere animale e caratteristiche qualitative delle uova

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 165-174

  Ferrante, Valentina ^a   Lolli, Susanna ^a   Vezzoli, Giuseppe ^b   Cavalchini, Luigi Guidobono ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative housing systems; Performance; Reactivity; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 68449085141     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2009.165     Document Type: Article

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