Behaviour of laying hens negotiating perches at different heights

Animal Welfare

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-41

  Lambe, N R ^a   Scott, G B ^b   Hitchcock, D ^c  

^a SAC Kirkton Farm   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c BIOMATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Behaviour; Laying hens; Perches; Slopes

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042900434     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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