Cross-sectional study of the prevalence of feather pecking in laying hens in alternative systems and its associations with management and disease

Veterinary Record

Volumn 147, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 233-238

  Green, L E ^a   Lewis, K ^b   Kimpton, A ^b   Nicol, C J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEATHER; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHICKENS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEATHERS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; POULTRY DISEASES; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034718268     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.147.9.233     Document Type: Article

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