Journal article
Water off a duck's back: Showers and troughs match ponds for improving duck welfare
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The impact of production systems on the welfare of ducks grown for meat is becoming increasingly controversial. In the UK, approximately 18 million ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) were reared for meat in 2006 (British Poultry Council, 2008; http://www.poultry.uk.com/who_ducks01.htm). Despite the association between ducks and water in the wild, there are no legal requirements for them to have water for bathing or swimming. Some have troughs in which they dip their heads and splash water onto their ...
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- Published
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- Journal:
- APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE
- Volume:
- 116
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 52-57
- Publication date:
- 2009-01-15
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- ISSN:
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0168-1591
- Source identifiers:
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210625
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- English
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- pubs:210625
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- 2012-12-19
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- 2009
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