Feather pecking in laying hens: New insights and directions for research?

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 86, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 291-298

  Rodenburg, T B ^a   Van Hierden, Y M ^a   Buitenhuis, A J ^a   Riedstra, B ^b   Koene, P ^a   Korte, S M ^a   Van Der Poel, J J ^a   Groothuis, T G G ^b   Blokhuis, H J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coping strategies; Feather pecking; Genetics; Laying hens

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIOR; COPING STRATEGY; POULTRY;

AVES;

EID: 2442608611     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2004.02.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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