Reduction in feather pecking and improvement of feather condition with the presentation of a string device to chickens

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 67-80

  McAdie, Tina M ^a,d   Keeling, Linda J ^a   Blokhuis, Harry J ^b   Jones, R Bryan ^c  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enrichment; Feather pecking; Laying hens; Plumage; Welfare

Indexed keywords

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL WELFARE; PLUMAGE; POULTRY;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 23744463877     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2004.09.004     Document Type: Article

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