Motivation of hens to obtain feed during a molt induced by feed withdrawal, wheat middlings, or melengestrol acetate

Poultry Science

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 614-620

  Koch, J M ^a   Lay Jr , D C ^b   McMunn, K A ^b   Moritz, J S ^b   Wilson, M E ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hunger; Laying hen; Molting; Motivation; Well being

Indexed keywords

AVES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

MELENGESTROL ACETATE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; DRUG EFFECT; EGG LAYING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD DEPRIVATION; MOTIVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; WHEAT;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD DEPRIVATION; MELENGESTROL ACETATE; MOTIVATION; OVIPOSITION; TRITICUM;

EID: 34548593278     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/86.4.614     Document Type: Article

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