The LayWel project: Welfare implications of changes in production systems for laying hens

World's Poultry Science Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 101-114

  Blokhuis, H J ^a   Van Fiks Niekerk, T ^a   Bessei, W ^b   Elson, A ^c   Guemene D ^d   Kjaer, J B ^e,f   Maria Levrino, G A ^g   Nicol, C J ^h   Tauson, R ⁱ   Weeks, C A ^h   Van De Weerd, H A ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^c ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

^d STATION DE RECHERCHES AVICOLES   (France)

^e DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^f INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Health; Housing system; Integument scoring; Laying hen; Mortality; Physiology; Productivity; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 34249902284     PISSN: 00439339     EISSN: 17434777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/WPS2006132     Document Type: Article

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