The value of environmental resources to domestic hens: A comparison of the work-rate for food and for nests as function of time

Animal Welfare

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 39-52

  Cooper, J J ^a,c   Appleby, M C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Behavioural priorities; Feeding motivation; Laying hens; Nesting behaviour; Operant

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EGG LAYING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; HEN; NESTING; NONHUMAN; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; TRAINING; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORKLOAD;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0037258115     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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