The effect of a 'freedom food' enrichment on the behaviour of broilers on commercial farms

Animal Welfare

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 347-356

  Kells, A ^a,b   Dawkins, M S ^a   Cortina Borja, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Broilers; Chickens; Environmental enrichment; Poultry

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038493359     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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