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Laying hen performance in different production systems; why do they differ and how to close the gap? Results of discussions with groups of farmers in The Netherlands, Switzerland and France, benchmarking and model calculations.

F.R. Leenstra, Veronika Maurer, Fabien Galea, Monique Bestman, Zivile Amsler, J. Visscher, I. Vermeij, M.M. van Krimpen

Archiv für Geflügelkunde · 2014 · 36 citations · 12 references

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Predicting the environmental impacts of chicken systems in the United Kingdom through a life cycle assessment: Egg production systems

Ilkka Leinonen, Adrian Williams, J. Wiseman et al. · Poultry Science · 2011 · 234 citations · Full text

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Comparison of the welfare of layer hens in 4 housing systems in the UK

C.M. Sherwin, GJ Richards, Christine J Nicol · British Poultry Science · 2010 · 202 citations

Methodology used in FeedPrint: a tool quantifying greenhouse gas emissions of feed production and utilization

Th.V. Vellinga, Hans Blonk, M.P.J.C. Marinussen et al. · Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling · 2013 · 153 citations · Full text

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The impact of group size on damaging behaviours, aggression, fear and stress in farm animals

T.B. Rodenburg, P. Koene · Applied Animal Behaviour Science · 2006 · 109 citations · Full text

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Matched concurrent case-control study of risk factors for feather pecking in hens on free-range commercial farms in the UK

Christine J Nicol, Carsten Jochen Pötzsch, K.H.C. Lewis et al. · British Poultry Science · 2003 · 100 citations