The ability of laying hens to negotiate perches of different materials with clean or dirty surfaces

Animal Welfare

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 361-365

  Scott, G B ^a   MacAngus, G ^a  

^a HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Hens; Manure; Perch material; Perches; Slipperiness

Indexed keywords

METAL; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE;

ACCIDENT; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CLEANING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; HEN; HYBRID; INJURY; JUMPING; MANURE; MATERIALS; NONHUMAN; POULTRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIME; WOOD;

ANIMALIA; AVES; PERCIDAE;

EID: 4043155531     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0962728600028487     Document Type: Article

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