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Early litter access for pullets housed in aviary systems

Name: Early litter access for pullets housed in aviary systems
Creator: EURCAW-Poultry-SFA
Keywords: chick, pullets, paper, laying hens, injurious pecking, substrate, foraging behaviour, litter trays

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Project deliverable , Other literature type 30 Sep 2024 English Publisher:Zenodo

Authors: EURCAW-Poultry-SFA;

doi: 10.5281/zenodo.13860273 , 10.5281/zenodo.13860272

Early litter access for pullets housed in aviary systems

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Abstract

Early access to good quality litter facilitates fulfilment of the behavioural needs of layer chicks and prevents them from developing injurious pecking. When rearing pullets in an aviary system, the common practice is to lock the chicks into the aviary structure, i.e. the housing system, during the first 3-5 weeks. For the chicks to have access to litter during this period, special initiatives are needed. This factsheet provides examples of such initiatives, including egg trays and cardboard boxes filled with different types of substrates.

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chick, pullets, paper, laying hens, injurious pecking, substrate, foraging behaviour, litter trays

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