Influence of increased environmental complexity on leg condition, performance, and level of fearfulness in broilers

Poultry Science

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 767-773

  Bizeray, D ^a   Estevez, I ^b   Leterrier, C ^a   Faure, J M ^a  

^a STATION DE RECHERCHES AVICOLES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Broiler; Enrichment; Fearfulness; Leg problem; Physical exercise

Indexed keywords

AVES; FRAXINUS; GALLUS GALLUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKEN; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENT; FEAR; LEG; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; TIBIA FRACTURE;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENT; FEAR; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LEG; MALE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 0036615098     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/81.6.767     Document Type: Article

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