Scientists have figured out that breeding gentler laying hens may not only result in less mortality, but also in more eggs.
"When housed in communal cages, the kinder, gentler line had a 20 percent mortality rate, compared to 54 percent for the control line and 89 percent for the commercial line. Egg production was increased in the gentler birds, compared to the control line and the commercial line under the same conditions."
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** Attack of the Scientific Reductionists from Stephen Bodio's Querencia blog
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