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Since 1974, studies of standard cages for layers have been carried out at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala. The principal subjects being studied are bird welfare (exterior wear of plumage, foot sores, throat skin blisters), behaviour (partly by internal video tape recordings), feed waste and exterior egg quality. Production and feed consumption are also recorded. About 4 000 SCWLs (18 weeks of age) of the same origin are put in six different cage constructions in the same house and given the same feed (15% crude protein and 11.3 MJ ME/kg feed). The birds are taken out at 83 weeks of age.
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Tauson, R. (1980). Cages: How could They be Improved?. In: Moss, R. (eds) The Laying Hen and its Environment. Current Topics in Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8922-1_15
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