Welfare and environmental benefits of integrating commercially viable free-range broiler chickens into newly planted woodland: A UK case study

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 177-188

  Jones, Tracey ^a   Feber, Ruth ^a   Hemery, Gabriel ^b   Cook, Paul ^a   James, Katy ^b   Lamberth, Curt ^c   Dawkins, Marian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Northmoor Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Broiler chickens; Environmental impact; Free range; Trees; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROUNDWATER; GROWTH RATE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MARKETING; PASTURE; POULTRY; TREE; WATER QUALITY; WOODLAND;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 33947657074     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2006.08.007     Document Type: Article

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