Predation in Organic and Free-Range Egg Production

On organic and free-range poultry farms, a free-range is provided for animal welfare reasons. However, farmers report sightings of birds of prey and sometimes foxes or other predators within the free-range areas. In addition to seeing actual attacks, they also find chicken carcasses in the free-rang...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Animals
Main Authors: Monique Bestman, Judith Bikker-Ouwejan
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
Subjects:
Hen
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10020177