TY - JOUR KW - furnished cage KW - aviary KW - behaviour KW - health KW - productivity AU - S Platz AU - E Heyn AU - F Hergt AU - B Weigl AU - M Erhard AB - A total of 540 Lohmann Silver laying hens was used to investigate behaviour, useof the structural elements offered, as well as health and productive parametersin six units (45 hens each) of one furnished cage system (FC; Typ 715/725, Fa.Salmet, ... BT - Berliner und Münchener Tierärztliche Wochenschrift C1 - {"oldId":70813,"title":"Comparative study on the behaviour, health and productivity of laying hens in a furnished cage and an aviary system","teaserText":"A total of 540 Lohmann Silver laying hens was used to investigate behaviour, useof the structural elements offered, as well as health and productive parametersin six units (45 hens each) of one furnished cage system (FC; Typ 715\/725, Fa.Salmet, ...","content":"

Summary<\/span>
A total of 540 Lohmann Silver laying hens was used to investigate behaviour, useof the structural elements offered, as well as health and productive parametersin six units (45 hens each) of one furnished cage system (FC; Typ 715\/725, Fa.Salmet, Berge, Germany, according to EU guideline 1999\/74\/EG [2003]) vs.three units (90 hens each) of one aviary housing system (AV; type natura, BigDutchman,Vechta, Germany).There was no difference between the two systems in terms of animal health, eggquality, laying performance and nest acceptanceAcceptance of the nests was high in both systems and resulted in relatively smallproportions of mislaid eggs (median 0.28% AV vs. 0.33% FC). Perches in FC wereused during the light phase by 15.6% of the hens compared with 73.3% at night.The dust bathing activity of the hens in AV corresponded to natural circadianbehaviour patterns (P
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furnished cage, aviary, behaviour, health, productivity


Zusammenfassung<\/span>
An insgesamt 540 Legehennen der Herkunft Lohmann Silver wurde das Verhalten,die Nutzung der angebotenen Strukturelemente sowie gesundheitlicheund produktive Parameter untersucht. Jeweils 45 Tiere waren aufgestallt in sechsEinheiten eines ausgestalteten K\u00e4figs (FC, Typ 715\/725, Fa. Salmet, Berge), der denVorgaben der EU Richtlinie 1999\/74\/EG (2003) entsprach. Verglichen wurde diesesSystem mit drei Einheiten (jeweils 90 Hennen\/Einheit) einer Volierenhaltung (AV,System natura, Big Dutchman, Vechta)Kein Unterschied bestand zwischen den beiden Haltungssystemen hinsichtlichTiergesundheit, Eiqualit\u00e4t, Legeleistung und Nestakzeptanz. DieNestakzeptanzwar in beiden Systemen hoch, die Rate verlegter Eier betrug 0,28 % (FC) vs.0,33 % (AV).Die Sitzstangen im ausgestalteten K\u00e4figsystem (FC) wurden \u00fcber den Zeitraumder Lichtphase von durchschnittlich 15,6 %, in der Dunkelphase von 73,3 %aller Tiere genutzt (p
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Summary<\/strong>
A total of 540 Lohmann Silver laying hens was used to investigate behaviour, useof the structural elements offered, as well as health and productive parametersin six units (45 hens each) of one furnished cage system (FC; Typ 715\/725, Fa.Salmet, Berge, Germany, according to EU guideline 1999\/74\/EG [2003]) vs.three units (90 hens each) of one aviary housing system (AV; type natura, BigDutchman,Vechta, Germany).There was no difference between the two systems in terms of animal health, eggquality, laying performance and nest acceptanceAcceptance of the nests was high in both systems and resulted in relatively smallproportions of mislaid eggs (median 0.28% AV vs. 0.33% FC). Perches in FC wereused during the light phase by 15.6% of the hens compared with 73.3% at night.The dust bathing activity of the hens in AV corresponded to natural circadianbehaviour patterns (P
Keywords:<\/strong>
furnished cage, aviary, behaviour, health, productivity


Zusammenfassung<\/strong>
An insgesamt 540 Legehennen der Herkunft Lohmann Silver wurde das Verhalten,die Nutzung der angebotenen Strukturelemente sowie gesundheitlicheund produktive Parameter untersucht. Jeweils 45 Tiere waren aufgestallt in sechsEinheiten eines ausgestalteten K\u00e4figs (FC, Typ 715\/725, Fa. Salmet, Berge), der denVorgaben der EU Richtlinie 1999\/74\/EG (2003) entsprach. Verglichen wurde diesesSystem mit drei Einheiten (jeweils 90 Hennen\/Einheit) einer Volierenhaltung (AV,System natura, Big Dutchman, Vechta)Kein Unterschied bestand zwischen den beiden Haltungssystemen hinsichtlichTiergesundheit, Eiqualit\u00e4t, Legeleistung und Nestakzeptanz. DieNestakzeptanzwar in beiden Systemen hoch, die Rate verlegter Eier betrug 0,28 % (FC) vs.0,33 % (AV).Die Sitzstangen im ausgestalteten K\u00e4figsystem (FC) wurden \u00fcber den Zeitraumder Lichtphase von durchschnittlich 15,6 %, in der Dunkelphase von 73,3 %aller Tiere genutzt (p
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Ausgestalteter K\u00e4fig, Voliere, Verhalten, Gesundheit, Produktivit\u00e4t<\/p>","primaryLanguage":"englisch","summary":"A total of 540 Lohmann Silver laying hens was used to investigate behaviour, useof the structural elements offered, as well as health and productive parametersin six units (45 hens each) of one furnished cage system (FC; Typ 715\/725, Fa.Salmet, Berge, Germany, according to EU guideline 1999\/74\/EG [2003]) vs.three units (90 hens each) of one aviary housing system (AV; type natura, BigDutchman,Vechta, Germany).There was no difference between the two systems in terms of animal health, eggquality, laying performance and nest acceptanceAcceptance of the nests was high in both systems and resulted in relatively smallproportions of mislaid eggs (median 0.28% AV vs. 0.33% FC). Perches in FC wereused during the light phase by 15.6% of the hens compared with 73.3% at night.The dust bathing activity of the hens in AV corresponded to natural circadianbehaviour patterns (P","keywords":["furnished cage","aviary","behaviour","health","productivity"],"zusammenfassung":"An insgesamt 540 Legehennen der Herkunft Lohmann Silver wurde das Verhalten,die Nutzung der angebotenen Strukturelemente sowie gesundheitlicheund produktive Parameter untersucht. Jeweils 45 Tiere waren aufgestallt in sechsEinheiten eines ausgestalteten K\u00e4figs (FC, Typ 715\/725, Fa. Salmet, Berge), der denVorgaben der EU Richtlinie 1999\/74\/EG (2003) entsprach. Verglichen wurde diesesSystem mit drei Einheiten (jeweils 90 Hennen\/Einheit) einer Volierenhaltung (AV,System natura, Big Dutchman, Vechta)Kein Unterschied bestand zwischen den beiden Haltungssystemen hinsichtlichTiergesundheit, Eiqualit\u00e4t, Legeleistung und Nestakzeptanz. DieNestakzeptanzwar in beiden Systemen hoch, die Rate verlegter Eier betrug 0,28 % (FC) vs.0,33 % (AV).Die Sitzstangen im ausgestalteten K\u00e4figsystem (FC) wurden \u00fcber den Zeitraumder Lichtphase von durchschnittlich 15,6 %, in der Dunkelphase von 73,3 %aller Tiere genutzt (p","schluesselwoerter":["Ausgestalteter K\u00e4fig","Voliere","Verhalten","Gesundheit","Produktivit\u00e4t"],"translatedTitle":"","abstractE":"A total of 540 Lohmann Silver laying hens was used to investigate behaviour, useof the structural elements offered, as well as health and productive parametersin six units (45 hens each) of one furnished cage system (FC; Typ 715\/725, Fa.Salmet, ...","date":{"year":2009,"date":"07\/2009","accepted":"2009-07-10"},"volume":"122","openAccess":false,"journal":"Berliner und M\u00fcnchener Tier\u00e4rztliche Wochenschrift","titleImageId":944,"pages":"235-240","redirects":["furnished-cage-aviary-behaviour-health-productivity\/150\/3130\/70813"],"tierartCategories":[],"artikelartCategories":["Tier\u00e4rztliche Wochenschrift","Abostufe BMTW","Fachartikel"]} CY - Hannover DA - 07/2009 DO - 10.2376/0005-9366-122-235 LA - English N2 - A total of 540 Lohmann Silver laying hens was used to investigate behaviour, useof the structural elements offered, as well as health and productive parametersin six units (45 hens each) of one furnished cage system (FC; Typ 715/725, Fa.Salmet, ... PB - Schlütersche Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG PP - Hannover PY - 2009 SP - 235 EP - 240 T1 - Comparative study on the behaviour, health and productivity of laying hens in a furnished cage and an aviary system T2 - Berliner und Münchener Tierärztliche Wochenschrift TI - Comparative study on the behaviour, health and productivity of laying hens in a furnished cage and an aviary system VL - 122 SN - 0005-9366 ER -