Effect of cage area, cage height and perches on feather condition, bone breakage and mortality of laying hens

British Poultry Science

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 198-202

  Moinard, C ^a   Morisse, J P ^a   Faure, J M ^b  

^a Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

^b STATION DE RECHERCHES AVICOLES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; DEATH; EGG LAYING; FEATHER; FEMALE; FORELIMB; FRACTURE; HUMERUS; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INJURY; STANDARD; TIBIA; TIBIA FRACTURE;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DEATH; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FEATHERS; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; HUMERAL FRACTURES; HUMERUS; OVIPOSITION; POULTRY DISEASES; TIBIA; TIBIAL FRACTURES; WING;

EID: 0032061897     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071669889123     Document Type: Article

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