Effects of broody hens on perch use, ground pecking, feather pecking and cannibalism in domestic fowl (Gallus gallus domesticus)

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 106, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 39-51

  Riber, Anja Brinch ^a   Wichman, Anette ^b   Braastad, Bjarne O ^c   Forkman, Björn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Broody hens; Cannibalism; Chickens; Feather pecking; Ground pecking; Perching

Indexed keywords

CANNIBALISM; MORTALITY; PERCHING BEHAVIOR; POULTRY;

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 34347348298     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2006.07.012     Document Type: Article

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