Feather pecking in adult laying hens: Can it be associated with pecking at inanimate objects?

British Poultry Science

Volumn 39, Issue SUPPL., 1998, Pages

  Channing, C E ^a   Hocking, P M ^a   Jones, R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; FEATHER; FEMALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; FEATHERS; FEMALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0032233590     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. BLOKHUIS, H.J. & BEUVING, G. (1993) Feather pecking and other characteristics in 2 lines of laying hens, in: SAVORY, C.J. & HUGHES, B.O. (Eds) Proceedings of the 4th European Symposium on Poultry Welfare, pp. 66-267 (Potters Bar, UFAW).
2. JONES, R.B. (1997) Alarm and aggression in chickens. The Ranger, September 25th. pp. 5-7.