Perching behaviour and preferences for different perch designs among laying hens

Animal Welfare

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 203-216

  Lambe, N R ^a   Scott, G B ^b  

^a SAC   (United Kingdom)

^b HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Behaviour; Laying hens; Perches

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001063094     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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