Structuring and enriching the rearing environment in conventional broiler chicken production: effects on behavioral indicators, emotional states, and cecal microbiota composition
Open Access
- 6 August 2025
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Poultry Science
- Vol. 104 (11) , 105663
Abstract
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Funding Information
- Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Agroalimentaire et de la Forêt (20AIP1619988)
- European Food Safety Authority (GP/EFSA/ENCO/2020/02\u20131)
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