The benefits and limits of on-farm hatching in outdoor or small-scale organic farms
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Detail description
On-farm hatching reduces chick transport stress, weight loss, and dehydration by allowing chicks to eat and drink immediately after hatching. Tested on small-scale organic and label-type farms, it improved chick quality, but required careful temperature control.
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Contribution detail info
- Project
- Location
- Europe
- Authors
- Anne Colllin-Chenot (INRAE)
- Purpose
- Communication, Dissemination
- File type
- Document
- Created on
- Aug 30, 2024
- Origin language
- English
- Official project website
- PPILOW
- License
- CC BY