Farm level factors associated with feather pecking in organic laying hens

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 80, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 133-140

  Bestman, M W P ^a   Wagenaar, J P ^a  

^a LOUIS BOLK INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cockerels; Feather pecking; Flock size; Organic poultry; Outdoor run; Rearing

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 0037353672     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(02)00314-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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