Between breed genetic variation for welfare-related behavioural traits in domestic fowl

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 89, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 85-105

  Hocking, Paul M ^a   Channing, Caroline E ^a   Robertson, Graeme W ^a   Edmond, Avril ^b   Jones, R Bryan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cannibalism; Chickens; Fear; Feather pecking; Genetic variation; Sociality

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIOR; CANNIBALISM; DOMESTIC SPECIES; GENETIC VARIATION; POULTRY;

GALLIFORMES; GALLUS; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 4644302474     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2004.03.014     Document Type: Article

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