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Study of the impact of genetic selection on the welfare of chickens bred and kept for meat production

Sipke Hiemstra and Jan Napel Date of publication: 01/01/2013

Summary:

A short written text extract from a IBF International Consulting report on the impact of genetic selection on the welfare of meat chickens. It finds most welfare problems are caused by genetic factors, though environmental and management conditions can have an effect for better or worse.