The importance of rest in young domestic fowl

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 106, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 52-69

  Malleau, Anne E ^a   Duncan, Ian J H ^a   Widowski, Tina M ^a   Atkinson, James L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chick behaviour; Feed efficiency; Lighting; Rest; Simulated brooding cycle

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GAMEBIRD; GROWTH;

EID: 34347361736     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2006.06.017     Document Type: Article

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