Different effects of individual identification systems on chicken well-being

Poultry Science

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1052-1057

  Dennis, R L ^a,b   Fahey, A G ^a,b   Cheng, H W ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chicken; Identification system; Leg band; Livestock marker; Swiftack tag; Wing band

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 45749083770     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2007-00240     Document Type: Article

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