How important is social facilitation for dustbathing in laying hens?

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 285-297

  Olsson, I Anna S ^a,c   Duncan, Ian J H ^b   Keeling, Linda J ^a   Widowski, Tina M ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Dustbathing; Hens; Motivation; Poultry; Social facilitation

Indexed keywords

FACILITATION; POULTRY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AVES;

EID: 0037010584     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(02)00117-X     Document Type: Article

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