Time course of changes in egg-shell quality, faecal corticosteroids and behaviour as welfare measures in laying hens

Animal Welfare

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 321-327

  Dawkins, Marian S ^a   Edmond, A ^b   Lord, A ^a   Solomon, S ^b   Bain, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Baheviour; Corticosteroid; Hens; Preference; Shell quality

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EGG LAYING; EGG SHELL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; QUALITY CONTROL;

ANIMALIA; AVES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 4043128784     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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