Equipment Design for Breeding Flocks

Poultry Science

Volumn 77, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1833-1841

  Brake, J ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Cage design; Feed restriction; Fertility; Nesting

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; BREEDING; CHICKEN; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CHICKENS; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE;

EID: 0032238837     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/77.12.1833     Document Type: Article

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