Effect of light intensity on growth, feed intake and feather pecking behaviour in beak trimmed and bitted pheasant chickens (Phasianus colchicus)

Archiv fur Geflugelkunde

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 167-171

  Kjaer J B ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

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