Feather pecking and cannibalism in free-range laying hens as affected by genotype, dietary level of methionine + cystine, light intensity during rearing and age at first access to the range area

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 21-39

  Kjaer, J B ^a   Sorensen P ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chicken; Mortality; Organic egg production; Welfare

Indexed keywords

CANNIBALISM; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; LIGHT INTENSITY; MORTALITY; ORGANIC FARMING; WELFARE IMPACT;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0037154691     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(01)00209-X     Document Type: Article

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