Preference and motivation of laving hens to eat under different illuminances and the effect of illuminance on eating behaviour

British Poultry Science

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 190-195

  Prescott, N B ^a   Wathes, C M ^a  

^a SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DARKNESS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZATION; TIME;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DARKNESS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LIGHT; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036562864     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660120121382     Document Type: Article

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