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agguide_4th.pdf
agguide_4th.pdf
"Perches should be free of sharp edges and of a size that can be readily gripped by the claws but large enough in diameter that the bird’s toenails do not damage its footpad" "gently lifting broiler chicks resulted in a heightened willingness of chicks to ap-proach people and reduced fear responses after stressful events, but stroking chicks did not " "Laying hens prefer to dustbathe in fine-particle, friable substrates, such as sand and peat moss, than in coarse-particle substrates, such as wood shavings or sawdust, or Astroturf" "Once out- breaks of feather pecking and cannibalism start, they are difficult to control because the behaviors are socially transmitted among birds in the flock; therefore, it is best to prevent their occurrence through early intervention." "Providing floor-housed chickens with cover in the form of overhead vertical panels has been shown to improve pen usage, increase resting and preening be- haviors, and decrease the number of times that birds disturb one another " "provision of shelters and canopies on free-range areas has been found to increase range use by chicken" "Other constraints on enrichment are related to facility design, cost, sanitation, ease of man- agement (including the amount of time and effort that caretakers must put into maintaining the enrichment program)"
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agguide_4th.pdf