Responses of adult laying hens to video images presented repeatedly outside the home cage

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 67, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 97-110

  Clarke, Colette H ^a   Jones, R Bryan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chicken housing; Environmental enrichment; Interest; Laying hens; Video stimulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034701322     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(99)00107-0     Document Type: Article

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