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Different Behavioral and Physiological Responses in Two Genetic Lines of Laying Hens After Transportation

Different Behavioral and Physiological Responses in Two Genetic Lines of Laying Hens After Transportation.JPG
Physiological and behavioral responses to transportation stress were examined in a chicken strain selected for high group productivity and survivability (HGPS) resulting from reduced cannibalism and flightiness in colony cages and in chickens from Dekalb XL (DXL) commercial strain. At 13 wk of age, 96 pullets per strain were randomly assigned to…