the influence of bedding material and collecting period

peanut hulls should be preferred as a bedding material for broilers. If not available, no
bedding material would be the second best option if temperatures were not to high
(more than 30°C) followed by wood shavings, sunflower hulls and lastly wheat straw.
The availability of bedding material under specific circumstances could however be a
defining factor in deciding which one to use.
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