Plumage colour and feather pecking in laying hens, a chicken perspective?

British Poultry Science

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 253-263

  Bright, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; COLOR; FEATHER; FEMALE; LIGHT; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COLOR; FEATHERS; FEMALE; LIGHT;

AVES;

EID: 34347351119     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: 14661799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660701370483     Document Type: Review

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