Specific characteristics of the aviary housing system affect plumage condition, mortality and production in laying hens
Open Access
- 1 September 2015
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Poultry Science
- Vol. 94 (9), 2008-2017
- https://doi.org/10.3382/ps/pev187
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