Perch arrangements in small-group furnished cages for laying hens

Journal of Applied Poultry Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 322-330

  Wall, H ^a   Tauson, R ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Conventional cage; Egg quality and production; Furnished cage; Genotype; Hygiene; Nest; Perch

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 34748831669     PISSN: 10566171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/japr/16.3.322     Document Type: Article

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