Use of pen space and activity of broiler chickens reared at two different densities

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 281-296

  Arnould, Cécile ^a   Faure, Jean Michel ^a  

^a STATION DE RECHERCHES AVICOLES   (France)

Author keywords

Activity; Chicken; Density; Housing; Spatial distribution; Welfare

Indexed keywords

POULTRY;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; VALGUS;

EID: 0344287475     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2003.07.003     Document Type: Article

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