Using light to control activity in broiler chickens

British Poultry Science

Volumn 45, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages

  Kristensen, H H ^a,b   Aerts, J M ^a   Leroy, T ^a   Berckmans, D ^a   Wathes, C M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CHICKEN; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; LIGHT; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; FEMALE; LIGHT; MALE; MOVEMENT; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 3242705825     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660410001698128     Document Type: Conference Paper

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