Reports prevalence of skin injuries in hens, suggesting impact on egg production.
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS: The prevalence of traumatic skin injuries varies greatly between farms with equal stocking density and the same breeder hybrid.The incidence rate is highest in the first half of the production period.Very few fresh injuries were observed at the end of lay.Flocks with toe-clipped males had numerically fewer injuries.Egg production was suppressed in 55% of hens with unhealed injuries.
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