Behavior and Behavioral Needs

Poultry Science

Volumn 77, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1766-1772

  Duncan, Ian J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavior; Behavioral needs; Causation and function; Suffering; Welfare

Indexed keywords

AVES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL WELFARE; NESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; POULTRY; REVIEW;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; NESTING BEHAVIOR; POULTRY;

EID: 0032254095     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/77.12.1766     Document Type: Article

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