Behavioural time budgets of broiler chickens reared in varying light intensities

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 118, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 54-61

  Alvino, Gina M ^a   Archer, Gregory S ^a   Mench, Joy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity; Behaviour; Broiler; Lighting; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; LIGHT INTENSITY; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PHOTOPERIOD; POULTRY; REARING; TEMPORAL PERIOD;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 62549124181     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2009.02.003     Document Type: Article

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