The novel object test as predictor of feather damage in cage-housed Rhode Island Red and White Leghorn laying hens

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 109, Issue 2-4, 2008, Pages 292-305

  Uitdehaag, Koen ^a   Komen, Hans ^a   Rodenburg, T Bas ^a   Kemp, Bas ^a   van Arendonk, Johan ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Feather pecking; Genetics; Line differences; Novel object test

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEATHER; GENETICS; INJURY; POULTRY;

EID: 37349072896     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2007.03.008     Document Type: Article

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