Rearing without early access to perches impairs the spatial skills of laying hens

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 217-228

  Gunnarsson, Stefan ^a   Yngvesson, Jenny ^a   Keeling, Linda J ^a   Forkman, Björn ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chicken; Cognition; Learning ontogeny; Perching

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS DOMESTICUS;

EID: 0034599511     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(99)00125-2     Document Type: Article

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