Spatial distribution and behaviour of laying hens housed in an alternative system

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 335-345

  Channing, C E ^a   Hughes, B O ^a   Walker, A W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bird density; Chicken welfare; Group size; Perchery systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035370713     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(00)00206-9     Document Type: Article

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