Preferences of growing fowls for different light intensities in relation to age, strain and behaviour

Animal Welfare

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 193-203

  Davis, N J ^a   Prescott, N B ^b   Savory, C J ^c   Wathes, C M ^b  

^a Edinburgh School of Agriculture   (United Kingdom)

^b SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Behaviour; Broilers; Environmental preference; Layers; Light intensity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012680594     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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