Design of laying nests in furnished cages: Influence of nesting material, nest box position and seclusion

British Poultry Science

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 9-15

  Struelens, E ^a,e   Tuyttens, F A M ^a   Janssen, A ^b   Leroy, T ^c   Audoorn, L ^d   Vranken, E ^c   De Baere, K ^b   Odberg F ^d   Berckmans, D ^c   Zoons, J ^b   Sonck, B ^a  

^a WALLOON AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^b Provincial Centre for Applied Poultry Research   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^e Ministry of the Flemish Community   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; NESTING; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; NESTING BEHAVIOR; OVIPOSITION;

EID: 20144388836     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660400024050     Document Type: Article

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