Effects of increasing environmental complexity on the physical activity of broiler chickens

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 27-41

  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

Activity; Broiler; Environmental enrichment; Perching

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIOR; COMPLEXITY; POULTRY;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0037144769     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(02)00083-7     Document Type: Article

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