Behavioural responses to different floor space allowances in small groups of laying hens

British Poultry Science

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 120-124

  Savory, C J ^a,b   Jack, M C ^a   Sandilands, V ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHICKEN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 33646523184     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: 14661799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660600610559     Document Type: Article

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