Laying performance and egg quality in hens kept in standard or furnished cages

Animal Research

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-57

  Guesdon, Vanessa ^a   Faure, Jean Michel ^a  

^a STATION DE RECHERCHES AVICOLES   (France)

Author keywords

Cage design; Egg; Laying hen; Nest; Quality

Indexed keywords

PERCIDAE;

EID: 1442291235     PISSN: 16273583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/animres:2003045     Document Type: Article

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