Comparison of selected indices of internal environment and condition of laying hens kept in furnished cages and in aviaries

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/62157124:16270/20:43878768

Result on the web

<a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/asj.13400" target="_blank" >https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/asj.13400</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/asj.13400" target="_blank" >10.1111/asj.13400</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Comparison of selected indices of internal environment and condition of laying hens kept in furnished cages and in aviaries

Original language description

Biochemical and hematological examination of blood and individual assessment of the birds were performed in Lohman Brown laying hens at 45 weeks of age housed in different systems. The biochemical examination revealed higher ( p &lt; .01) corticosterone levels, creatine kinase, and aspartate aminotransferase activity and lower (p &lt; .01) levels of lactate, triglycerides, albumin, calcium, and phosphorus in aviary hens compared to hens housed in furnished cages. Hematological examination of hens housed in aviaries revealed higher (p &lt; .05) hematocrit, leukocytes, heterophils, eosinophils, basophils, monocytes, and H/L ratio. Furthermore, hens housed in aviaries had lower (p &lt; .01) body weight than hens in furnished cages, they were worse feathered (p &lt; .001), had more damaged combs (p &lt; .05), and poorer physical condition (p &lt; .01). In contrast, caged hens showed worse (p &lt; .01) feather condition of the wings due to abrasion and claws due to overgrowth. The results have shown that the housing system has a significant impact on the internal environment and condition of birds and that housing in aviaries without taking into account the specifics of such housing may lead to significant stress and disturbance to the welfare of laying hens.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

40101 - Agriculture

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2020

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Animal Science Journal

ISSN

1344-3941

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

91

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

7

Pages from-to

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UT code for WoS article

000587716100002

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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