Water off a duck's back: Showers and troughs match ponds for improving duck welfare

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 52-57

  Jones, Tracey A ^a   Waitt, Corri D ^a   Dawkins, Marian Stamp ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Choice; Deprivation; Ducks; Water supply

Indexed keywords

BATHING WATER; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIRD; PLUMAGE; REARING; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR; TROUGH; WATER SUPPLY;

ANAS; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANIMALIA;

EID: 57449110980     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2008.07.008     Document Type: Article

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