Effects of qualitative and quantitative feed restriction on the activity of broiler chickens

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 309-323

  Nielsen, Birte L ^a   Litherland, Melissa ^b   Nøddegaard, Flemming ^a,c  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DANISH MEAT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Activity; Broiler chickens; Meal feeding; Passive infrared detection

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; FEEDING; LIVESTOCK FARMING; POULTRY;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0141707635     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(03)00137-0     Document Type: Article

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