Welfare, health, and hygiene of laying hens housed in furnished cages and in alternative housing systems

Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 211-226

  Rodenburg, T Bas ^a   Tuyttens, Frank A M ^a   Sonck, Bart ^a   De Reu, Koen ^b   Herman, Lieve ^b   Zoons, Johan ^c  

^a WALLOON AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^b Centrum voor Landbouwkundig Onderzoek Gent CLO / Centre de Recherches Agronomiques Gand   (Belgium)

^c Provincial Centre for Applied Poultry Research   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA;

AIR QUALITY; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FOOD SAFETY; HEN; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; CHICKEN; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; EUROPEAN UNION; FEATHER; FEMALE; HYGIENE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; STANDARD;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHICKENS; EUROPEAN UNION; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FEATHERS; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; HYGIENE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POPULATION DENSITY;

EID: 33644897861     PISSN: 10888705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327604jaws0803_5     Document Type: Review

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