A novel flexible method to split feeding behaviour into bouts

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 116, Issue 2-4, 2009, Pages 101-109

  Howie, Jennifer A ^a   Tolkamp, Bert J ^a   Avendaño, Santiago ^b   Kyriazakis, Ilias ^a,c  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Aviagen   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Broiler; Feeding behaviour; Meal criterion; Models

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA SET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MODELING; POULTRY;

ANIMALIA; AVES; BOS TAURUS; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 57749092831     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2008.09.005     Document Type: Article

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