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  1. 1. To be a chick mother : variation in maternal care and its effect on chick behavioural development

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Författare :Linnéa Christenson; [2021]
    Nyckelord :maternal behaviour; natural broodiness; induced broodiness; social ranking; hen chick interaction; chick behavioural development; poultry; layers; feather peck;

    Sammanfattning : In Swedish poultry production today over 7 million chicks are incubated, housed and reared without maternal care. Studies indicate that chicks behavioural development and welfare may benefit from hen maternal care and potentially maternal care could be artificially provided in the commercial situation. LÄS MER