Welfare of male and female broiler chickens in relation to stocking density, as indicated by performance, health and behaviour

Animal Welfare

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 55-73

  McLean, J A ^a   Savory, C J ^a   Sparks, N H C ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Behaviour; Brolier; Performance; Stocking density; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GENDER; LEG; LITTER SIZE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZATION; STOCKING DENSITY; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0036191676     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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