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Enriched cages equipped with perches, dust baths, and nest boxes facilitate more natural pre-laying and dust bathing behaviors in laying hens compared to conventional cages, though perches are associated with an increased incidence of keel bone depressions. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

December 1, 1993British Poultry Science

Nesting, dust bathing and perching by laying hens in cages: Effects of design on behaviour and welfare

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MAM. C. ApplebyUniversity Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust SSStuart F. SmithScottish Agricultural Science Agency BHB. O. HughesRoslin Institute

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