Different behavioral and physiological responses in two genetic lines of laying hens after transportation

Poultry Science

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 885-892

  Cheng, H W ^a   Jefferson, L ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Chicken; Corticosterone; Serotonin; Transportation stress

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 44349111199     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2007-00482     Document Type: Article

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