Comparison of time-based frequencies, fractal analysis and T-patterns for assessing behavioural changes in broiler breeders fed on two diets at two levels of feed restriction: A case study

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 104, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 37-48

  Hocking, Paul M ^a   Rutherford, Kenneth Malcolm Desmond ^b   Picard, Michel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b SAC   (United Kingdom)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Behaviour sequence; Broiler breeder; Detrended fluctuation analysis; Feed restriction; T pattern

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; POULTRY; TIME DEPENDENT BEHAVIOR;

AVES;

EID: 33947222447     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2006.04.023     Document Type: Article

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