The development of feather pecking in Burmese red junglefowl: The influence of early experience with exploratory-rich environments

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 93, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 283-294

  Chow, Adam ^a   Hogan, Jerry A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Exploratory behavior; Fear; Feather pecking; Junglefowl; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FEATHER; GAMEBIRD;

AVES; GALLUS; GALLUS GALLUS; GALLUS GALLUS SPADICEUS;

EID: 23944438970     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2005.01.004     Document Type: Article

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