Matched concurrent case-control study of risk factors for feather pecking in hens on free-range commercial farms in the UK

British Poultry Science

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 515-523

  Nicol, C J ^a   Potzsch C ^b   Lewis, K ^a   Green, L E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHICKEN; FEATHER; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AGGRESSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHICKENS; FEATHERS; FEMALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0242659003     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660310001616255     Document Type: Article

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