An evaluation of response to novelty as a predictor of pecking tendency in laying hens

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 313-328

  Albentosa, M J ^a,b   Glen, E ^a   Leeb, C ^a   Whittaker, X ^a   Nicol, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fear behaviour; Feather bundle; Feather pecking; Laying hen; Novel object

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; FEATHER; POULTRY;

AVES;

EID: 0038198878     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(03)00085-6     Document Type: Article

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