Water consumption in broiler chicken: A welfare indicator

World's Poultry Science Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 63-71

  Manning, L ^a   Chadd, S A ^a   Baines, R N ^a  

^a ROYAL AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Indicator; Performance; Poultry; Water consumption; Welfare

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 34249873762     PISSN: 00439339     EISSN: 17434777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/WPS2006127     Document Type: Article

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