Behaviour, health and integument of four hybrids of laying hens in modified and conventional cages

British Poultry Science

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 521-540

  Abrahamsson, P ^a   Tauson, R ^a   Appleby, M C ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EATING; EGG LAYING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; ILLUMINATION; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHICKENS; EATING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LIGHTING; MORTALITY; OVIPOSITION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030179327     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071669608417882     Document Type: Article

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