The effects of regular visual contact with human beings on fear, stress, antibody and growth responses in broiler chickens

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 103-112

  Zulkifli, I ^a   Gilbert, J ^a   Liew, P K ^a   Ginsos, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Broiler chickens; Fear; Immunity; Performance; Stress; Visual contact

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; GROWTH RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; POULTRY; STRESS;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0037145360     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(02)00135-1     Document Type: Article

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