Effect of furnished small group housing systems and furnished cages on mortality and causes of death in two layer strains

British Poultry Science

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 553-559

  Weitzenburger D ^a   Vits, A ^a   Hamann, H ^a   Distl, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHICKEN; FEMALE; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHICKENS; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; POULTRY DISEASES;

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EID: 28444457737     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: 14661799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660500303206     Document Type: Article

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