Long term selection for reduced or increased pecking behaviour in laying hens

World's Poultry Science Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 477-487

  Buitenhuis, A J ^a   Kjaer, J B ^b  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Feather pecking; Laying hens; Selection

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 56049118678     PISSN: 00439339     EISSN: 17434777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0043933908000159     Document Type: Review

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