Nest alternatives: Adding a wire partition to the scratch area affects nest use and nesting behaviour of laying hens in furnished cages

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• 作者：Michelle E. Hunniford ; ^{mhunnifo@uoguelph.ca} ; Tina M. Widowski ; ^{twidowsk@uoguelph.ca}
• 关键词：Nesting ; Behaviour ; Furnished cage ; Layer ; Cage design
• 刊名：Applied Animal Behaviour Science
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：186
• 期：Complete
• 页码：29-34
• 全文大小：868 K
• 卷排序：186

文摘

High nest use in furnished cages may not reflect settled nesting behaviour. Hens laid more eggs in the scratch area when it was divided by a wire partition. Hens in the wire treatment were less aggressive and had fewer displacements at the nest. Hens in furnished cages may benefit from more than one nest area.