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ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2021

Comparison of Changes in the Plumage and Body Condition, Egg Production, and Mortality of Different Non-Beak-Trimmed Pure Line Laying Hens during the Egg-Laying Period.

Gábor Milisits, Sándor Szász, Tamás Donkó, Zoltán Budai, Anita Almási, Olga Pőcze, Jolán Ujvári, Tamás Péter Farkas, Erik Garamvölgyi, Péter Horn and 1 more

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Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. The Relationships between Damaging Behaviours and Health in Laying Hens.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022
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  3. Effects of Key Farm Management Practices on Pullets Welfare-A Review.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gábor MilisitsInstitute of Animal Science, Kaposvár Campus, Szent István University, Guba Sándor Street 40, 7400 Kaposvár, Hungary.
Sándor SzászInstitute of Animal Science, Kaposvár Campus, Szent István University, Guba Sándor Street 40, 7400 Kaposvár, Hungary.
Tamás DonkóMedicopus Nonprofit Ltd., Guba Sándor Street 40, 7400 Kaposvár, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0003-3276-3347
Zoltán BudaiBábolna TETRA Ltd., Radnóti Miklós Street 16, 2943 Bábolna, Hungary.
Anita AlmásiBábolna TETRA Ltd., Radnóti Miklós Street 16, 2943 Bábolna, Hungary.
Olga PőczeInstitute of Animal Science, Kaposvár Campus, Szent István University, Guba Sándor Street 40, 7400 Kaposvár, Hungary.
Jolán UjváriInstitute of Animal Science, Kaposvár Campus, Szent István University, Guba Sándor Street 40, 7400 Kaposvár, Hungary.
Tamás Péter FarkasInstitute of Animal Science, Kaposvár Campus, Szent István University, Guba Sándor Street 40, 7400 Kaposvár, Hungary.
Erik GaramvölgyiInstitute of Animal Science, Kaposvár Campus, Szent István University, Guba Sándor Street 40, 7400 Kaposvár, Hungary.
Péter HornInstitute of Animal Science, Kaposvár Campus, Szent István University, Guba Sándor Street 40, 7400 Kaposvár, Hungary.
Zoltán SütőInstitute of Animal Science, Kaposvár Campus, Szent István University, Guba Sándor Street 40, 7400 Kaposvár, Hungary.
Magyar Agrár- és Élettudományi Egyetem · HU

Funding

Hungarian Academy of Sciences BO/00871/19Hungarian State 2018-1.3.1-VKE-2018-00042Ministry of Human Resources (Hungary) EFOP-3.6.3-VEKOP-16-2017-00005
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The experiment was carried out with altogether 1740 non-beak-trimmed laying hens, which originated from Bábolna TETRA Ltd., representing two different types (Rhode Island Red (RIR) and Rhode Island White (RIW)) and four different lines (Lines 1-2: RIR, Lines 3-4: RIW). The plumage and body condition of randomly selected 120 hens (30 hens/line) was examined at 20, 46, and 62 weeks of age. The egg production and the mortality of the sampled hens were recorded daily. Based on the results, it was established that the lines differ clearly in most of the examined traits. It was also pointed out that injurious pecking of the hens resulted not only in damages in the plumage but also in the body condition. The results obviously demonstrated that the highest egg production and the lowest mortality rate were reached by those hens, which had the best plumage and body condition. Because the occurrence of injurious pecking seems to depend on the genetic background, selection of the hens (lines, families, individuals) for calm temperament will be very important in the future in order to maintain the high production level in non-beak-trimmed layer flocks.

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beak trimmingbody fategg productionfeather peckinglaying henmortalityplumagepure lines

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PMID33671858
PMCPMC7918532
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