Heritability of feather pecking and open-field response of laying hens at two different ages

Poultry Science

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 861-867

  Rodenburg, T B ^a   Buitenhuis, A J ^a   Ask, B ^a   Uitdehaag, K A ^a   Koene, P ^a   Van Der Poel, J J ^a   Bovenhuis, H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Behavior genetics; Feather pecking; Heritability; Laying hen; Open field

Indexed keywords

AVES;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; FEATHER; FEMALE; GENETICS; MENTAL STRESS; PEDIGREE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHICKENS; FEATHERS; FEMALE; PEDIGREE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0041707110     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/82.6.861     Document Type: Article

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