Agroforestry as the answer to some trouble with free range chickens

Monique Bestman, Nick van Eekeren, Jan-Paul Wagenaar. 2012. Agroforestry as the answer to some trouble with free range chickens. European agroforestry Conference - Priorities for European Agroforestry. , Brussels. October 9-10, 2012.
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Taal/language: Engels
Abstract / summary in English:

Trees distributed over the whole outdoor run are expected to enable laying hens to use the run more evenly distributed, which spreads the soil mineral load and increases animal welfare as well as biodiversity.

Keywords in English: silvopastoral systems, animal welfare, peak mineral load, outdoor run, laying hens, Agroforestry, food forest
Tweede taal / secondary language Nederlands
Abstract / samenvatting in Nederlands:

Mogelijk effecten van regelmatig verspreide bomen over de gehele buitenren bij legkippen, zijn een betere mineralenverdeling  over de bodem, een verhoogd dierenwelzijn en toegenomen biodiversiteit.

Trefwoorden in Nederlands: sylvopastoralistische systemen, dierenwelzijn, mineralen piekbelasting, uitloop, legkippen, Agroforestry, voedselbos