The behavioural priorities of laying hens: The effects of two methods of environment enrichment on time budgets

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 37, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 239-249

  Bubier, Norma E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioural needs; Cost; Environment enrichment; Laying hen; Time budget

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; COST; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; NONHUMAN; PLACE PREFERENCE; SCRATCHING;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0030249041     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0376-6357(96)00018-6     Document Type: Article

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