Working for a dustbath: Are hens increasing pleasure rather than reducing suffering?

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 39-53

  Widowski, Tina M ^a   Duncan, Ian J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Domestic fowl; Dustbathing; Motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034607962     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(00)00088-5     Document Type: Article

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