Sorting Out the Pecking Order... ; Researchers at Bristol University Are to Head a Three-Year Study Into One of the Worst Problems Faced by Poultry Farmers: Pecking.

Western Daily Press › June 29, 2008

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Researchers at Bristol University are to head a three-year study into one of the worst problems faced by poultry farmers: pecking.

Laying hens often severely peck others' feathers, skin or vents, causing pain and sometimes death. Harmful pecking can also lead to economic losses for the farmer and the egg industry as a whole.

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Sorting Out the Pecking Order... ; Researchers at Bristol University Are to Head a Three-Year Study Into One of the Worst Problems Faced by Poultry Farmers: Pecking.

Now Dr Chris Sherwin, Professor Christine Nicol and Dr David Main, ...

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