Effects of group size on performance, health and birds’ use of facilities in furnished cages for laying hens

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica A: Animal Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 254-260

  Abrahamsson, Per ^a   Tauson, Ragnar ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Egg production; Egg quality; Foot condition; Nest; Plumage

Indexed keywords

AVES; PERCIDAE;

EID: 0039327871     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: 16511972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064709709362394     Document Type: Article

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