Behaviour and hormone concentrations in nest deprived and renesting hens

British Poultry Science

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 309-317

  Richard Yris, M A ^a   Guemene D ^b   Lea, R W ^c   Sharp, P J ^d   Bedecarrats G ^b,c,d,e   Foraste M ^a   Wauters, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b STATION DE RECHERCHES AVICOLES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BLOOD; CHICKEN; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; NESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION; TIME; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CHICKENS; ESTRADIOL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PROLACTIN; TIME FACTORS; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 2542597138     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071669888836     Document Type: Article

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