Welfare of chickens reared for meat production;Bien-être animal en élevage de poulets de chair

Productions Animales

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-46

  Arnould, C ^a   Leterrier, C ^a  

^a UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

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EID: 45349100439     PISSN: 09900632     EISSN: 11525428     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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