Behaviour and welfare of individual laying hens in a non-cage system

British Poultry Science

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 22-29

  Freire, R ^a,c   Wilkins, L J ^a   Short, F ^b   Nicol, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; STANDARD;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHICKENS; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; OVIPOSITION;

EID: 0038820064     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0007166031000085391     Document Type: Article

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