Spatial distribution of cannibalism mortalities in commercial laying hens

Poultry Science

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 705-708

  Tablante, N L ^a   Vaillancourt, J P ^b   Martin, S W ^c   Shoukri, M ^c   Estevez, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cannibalism; Commercial laying hens; Mortality; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; CANNIBALISM; CHICKEN; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UTERUS PROLAPSE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CANNIBALISM; CHICKENS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; OVIPOSITION; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 0034183206     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/79.5.705     Document Type: Article

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