Development of furnished cages for laying hens

British Poultry Science

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 489-500

  Appleby, M C ^a,e   Walker, A W ^b   Nicol, C J ^c   Lindberg, A C ^c   Freire, R ^c   Hughes, B O ^d   Elson, H A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^e Humane Society of the United States   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AVES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CHICKEN; EATING; EGG; EGG LAYING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEATHER; FEMALE; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; STANDARD;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHICKENS; EATING; EGGS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEATHERS; FEMALE; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HOUSING, ANIMAL; OVIPOSITION; POPULATION DENSITY;

EID: 0036726288     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0007166022000004390     Document Type: Article

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