Behaviour of laying hens in aviaries - Review. Part 1: Social and resting behaviour;Verhalten von legehennen in der volierenhaltung - Review. Teil 1: Zum sozialverhalten und ruheverhalten von hühnern

Deutsche Tierarztliche Wochenschrift

Volumn 114, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 444-453

  Moesta, Alexandra ^a   Knierim, U ^b   Briese, A ^a   Hartung, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aviary; Laying hens; Resting behaviour; Social behaviour; Well being

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CHICKEN; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; REVIEW; STANDARD;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHICKENS; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; POPULATION DENSITY;

EID: 37349097680     PISSN: 03416593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2377/0341-6593-114-444     Document Type: Review

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